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Silent reading and the birth of the narrator

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Based on a wealth of compelling arguments, Silent Reading and the Birth of the Narrator is an important addition to literary studies, eighteenth-century history, and book and print culture.

Title Silent reading and the birth of the narrator / Elspeth Jajdelska.
Edition 1st ed.
Publisher Toronto, [Ontario]
Buffalo, [New York]
London, [England] : University of Toronto Press
Creation Date 2007
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Issued also in print.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content 1. Income, Ideology, and Childhood Reading -- 2. Pausing for Effect -- 3. Pausing for Breath -- 4. Writing Polite Letters -- 5. Birth of the Recreational Diary -- 6. Birth of the Narrator.
Series Studies in Book and Print Culture
Extent 1 online resource (235 p.)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2007
National Library system number 997010704385305171
MARC RECORDS
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