Victorian Publishing: The Economics of Book Production for a Mass Market 1836-1916.(Reviews)(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Contemporary Review | Date: July 1, 2004 | Copyright information

Victorian Publishing: The Economics of Book Production for a Mass Market 1836-1916. Alexis Weedon. Ashgate. [pounds sterling]40.00. xvi + 212 pages. ISBN 0-7546-3527-9. One of the most profound changes of the nineteenth century was the massive increase in literacy and the phenomenal growth of books, magazines and newspapers. Victorian society was essentially a society of the written and spoken word whereas ours is based on images (films and television) with words kept to a minimum. ...

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