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A nation of readers: the lending library in Georgian England

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Field name	Details
ISBN	0712349677 (hbk.)
ISBN	9780712349673 (hbk.)
Author	Allan, David 1964-
Title	A nation of readers : the lending library in Georgian England / [by] David Allan
Publisher	London : British Library, 2008
Physical desc.	xiii, 281 p. ; ill. (b&w) ; 26 cm.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. [235]-264) and index.
Contents	'A taste of polite writing': readers and reading in Georgian England -- 'An able tutor and agreeable companion': book clubs and reading societies -- 'An ample fund of amusement and instruction': the subscription libraries -- 'Inlets of vice and debauchery': the circulating libraries -- 'Our publick library': other institutional collections -- 'I have not read so many books for nothing': reading and the making of a polite public.
Subject	Books and reading -- England -- History -- 18th century
	Books and reading -- England -- History -- 19th century
	Libraries -- Great Britain -- History
	Libraries -- England -- History
	Public libraries -- England -- History
	Subscription libraries -- England -- History -- 18th century
	Subscription libraries -- England -- History -- 19th century
	Rental libraries
	Libraries -- England -- History -- 18th century
	Libraries -- England -- History -- 19th century

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