The Child Reader, 1700-1840

by M.O. Grenby

Book Overview

Children's literature, as we know it today, first came into existence in Britain in the eighteenth century. This book is the first major study to consider who the first users of this new product were, which titles they owned, how they acquired and used their books, and what they thought of them. Evidence of these things is scarce. But by drawing on a diverse array of sources, including inscriptions and marginalia, letters and diaries, inventories...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110744926X
• ISBN13: 9781107449268
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"