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9780199297825
The English novel took shape in the 18th century, but no one knows who read novels like 'Humphry Clinker' & 'Clarissa' when they were first published. Drawing on booksellers' archives & parish records, this book shows who in the Midlands actually bought novels, plays, & fiction magazines in the 18th century.Fergus, Jan is the author of 'Provincial Readers in Eighteenth-century England ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780199297825 and ISBN 0199297827.
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