The social life of books: Reading together in the eighteenth-century home

The social life of books: Reading together in the eighteenth-century home

<p>Two centuries before the advent of radio, television, and motion pictures, books were a cherished form of popular entertainment and an integral component of domestic social life. In this fascinating and vivid history, Abigail Williams explores the ways in which shared reading shaped the liv...

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Автор:	Williams, A
Формат:	Книга
Опубліковано:	Yale University Press 2017

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