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How to do things with books in Victorian Britain

Title
How to do things with books in Victorian Britain [electronic resource] / Leah Price.
Author
Price, Leah.
Publication
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (350 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
How to do things with books in Victorian Britain (Online)
Alternative Title
How to do things with books in Victorian Britain (Online)
Subject
  • Books and reading > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  • Books > Great Britain > Psychological aspects > History > 19th century
  • Books > Social aspects > History > Great Britain > 19th century
  • Book industries and trade > Great Britain > History > 19th century
  • English fiction > 19th century > History and criticism
  • Books and reading in literature
  • Books in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-325) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Reader's block -- Anthony Trollope and the repellent book -- David Copperfield and the absorbent book -- It-narrative and the book as agent -- The book as burden : junk mail and religious tracts -- The book as go-between : domestic servants and forced reading -- The book as waste : Henry Mayhew and the fall of paper recycling.
LCCN
2011037436
OCLC
ssj0000622966
Author
Price, Leah.
Title
How to do things with books in Victorian Britain [electronic resource] / Leah Price.
Imprint
Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-325) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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