Books for Idle Hours: Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Donna Harrington-LuekerSeries:Studies in Print Culture and the History of the BookPublish date:2018-12-12Pages:248
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625343833ISBN-10:1625343833UPC:9781625343833Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Books & Reading, Women's Studies, AmericanSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCXZW8YCE2
Books for Idle Hours: Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading
The publishing phenomenon of summer reading, often focused on novels set in vacation destinations, started in the nineteenth century, as both print culture and tourist culture expanded in the United States. As an emerging middle class increasingly embraced summer leisure as a marker of social status, book publishers sought new market opportunities, authors discovered a growing readership, and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Massachusetts PressISBN-13:9781625343833ISBN-10:1625343833UPC:9781625343833Book Category:Literary Criticism, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Books & Reading, Women's Studies, AmericanSize:8.90 x 5.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.851Product ID:SCXZW8YCE2
Donna Harrington-Lueker is professor of English at Salve Regina University.
Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
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