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Record Nr.

UNINA9910821191203321

Titolo

Victorian print media : a reader / / edited by Andrew King and John Plunkett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2005

ISBN

1-383-04139-3

1-280-90561-1

0-19-153365-3

1-4294-9863-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (452 p.)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Altri autori (Persone)

KingAndrew <1957->

PlunkettJohn <1974->

Disciplina

070.1/7/094109034

828.80808

070.5094109034

Soggetti

Press - Great Britain - History - 19th century

Popular literature - Great Britain - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Formerly CIP.

Previously issued in print: 2005.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Setting the scene -- The influence of print -- The word of law, the law of the word -- Publishing, printing, communication -- Investigating the popular, 1840's-1860's -- Reading spaces -- Authors, journalists, reviewers -- Newspapers.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume consists of edited extracts from 19th century sources which discuss all aspects of the production and circulation of print media. The extracts are organized into themed sections such as authorship and journalism, reading spaces, and the influence of print.