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Reading History in Britain and America, C.1750-C.1840

Reading History in Britain and America, C.1750-C.1840

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Publisher's Synopsis

The period between c.1750 and c.1840 is popularly known for the rise of the novel, yet historical works by Enlightenment writers, including David Hume, Edward Gibbon and William Robertson, were some of its most commercially successful books. Moving beyond the range of previous studies that have sought to explain this success by focussing on publishers, writers and their ideas, Mark Towsey's study is the first to focus on the reading audiences themselves. Drawing on a variety of sources including marginalia, letters, diaries and commonplace books, this lively book reveals why histories were so widely read, and shows how they were used by readers across the English-speaking world to make sense of social upheaval at home and revolution abroad. In doing so, it marks a major addition to the history of reading, shedding fascinating new light on how readers interpreted books in the past.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. We further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.

Book information

ISBN: 9781108483001
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 907.2041
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 314
Weight: 584g
Height: 235mm
Width: 163mm
Spine width: 21mm