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A campaign promoted by the church & state is said to have produced the most literate population in the early modern world. This text tests this belief by comparing the ability to read & write in Scotland with northern England, Europe & North America.Houston, R. A. is the author of 'Scottish Literacy and the Scottish Identity Illitercy and Society in Scotland and Northern England 1600-1800' with ISBN 9780521890885 and ISBN 0521890888.
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