LEADER 04904nam 2200793 450 001 9910806969503321 005 20230912131425.0 010 $a1-282-02263-6 010 $a9786612022630 010 $a1-4426-7313-3 024 7 $a10.3138/9781442673137 035 $a(CKB)2420000000003949 035 $a(EBL)3254983 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000292022 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11212254 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000292022 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10255941 035 $a(PQKB)10073026 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00600315 035 $a(DE-B1597)464336 035 $a(OCoLC)1013938119 035 $a(OCoLC)944178228 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781442673137 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4671361 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11257076 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL202263 035 $a(OCoLC)666912403 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)musev2_104594 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/162q47 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/6/418247 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4671361 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3254983 035 $a(EXLCZ)992420000000003949 100 $a20160923h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCome, bright improvement! $ethe literary societies of nineteenth-century Ontario /$fHeather Murray 210 1$aToronto, [Ontario] ;$aBuffalo, [New York] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Toronto Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (366 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in Book and Print Culture 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8020-3633-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents -- Preface: The Immigration of Improvement -- Maps -- CHAPTER ONE: A Legacy of Literary Culture -- CHAPTER TWO: Early Societies in Toronto -- CHAPTER THREE: Culture and Conflict in the Western District -- CHAPTER FOUR: Circle to Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE: The Rise of the Women's Societies -- CHAPTER SIX: Literary Study in the Literary Societies -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Literary Societies as a Source for History and Theory -- Appendix A: Literary and Debating Club Pledge, Hamilton, 1893 -- Appendix B: Readings and Recitations of the Barrie Literary Society, 1881a???1893 327 $aAppendix C: Programs of Study of the Browning Club of Toronto, 1897a???1905Literary Societies of Nineteenth-Century Ontario: A Preliminary Resource Guide -- Notes -- Sources Cited -- Illustration Credits -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Illustrations 330 $aThe forerunner of today's book clubs, nineteenth-century literary societies provided a lively social and intellectual forum where people could gather and discuss books, cultural affairs, and current events. In Come bright Improvement!, Heather Murray explores the literary societies of Ontario between 1820 and 1900 - some of which are still in existence today - and examines the extent to which they mirrored or challenged contemporary social, political, and intellectual trends. Based on a wealth of original research with periodicals and local archival materials, Murray traces the evolution from early political and debating clubs to more dedicated literary and cultural societies, such as Shakespeare or Browning groups. Many people formed literary societies, including workers, women, Black fugitives, and members of religious denominations such as Quakers and Methodists. Murray studies the societies in detail, exploring everything from the reading materials they favoured to the other kinds of social and civic activities in which they participated. Of additional interest to scholars of book history if the book's resource guide, which records the location, history, and archival deposits of several hundred societies. A first in the study of the book club phenomenon, Come, bright Improvement! is a wonderful introduction to nineteenth-century Ontario, the history of book studies, and the history of reading. 410 0$aStudies in book and print culture. 606 $aEnglish literature$xAppreciation$zOntario 606 $aBooks and reading$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aBook clubs (Discussion groups)$zOntario$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aOntario$xIntellectual life$y19th century 608 $aHistory. 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnglish literature$xAppreciation 615 0$aBooks and reading$xHistory 615 0$aBook clubs (Discussion groups)$xHistory 676 $a820.9008 700 $aMurray$b Heather$f1951-$01615668 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910806969503321 996 $aCome, bright improvement$93945973 997 $aUNINA