Edinburgh History of Reading

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Edinburgh History of Reading is written by Rose Jonathan Rose and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474461905 (ISBN 10) and 9781474461900 (ISBN 13).

Reveals the experience of reading in many cultures and across the agesShows the experiences of ordinary readers in Scotland, Australasia, Russia, and ChinaExplores how digital media has transformed literary criticismPortrays everyday reading in art Includes reading across national and cultural linesCommon Readers casts a fascinating light on the literary experiences of ordinary people: miners in Scotland, churchgoers in Victorian London, workers in Czarist Russia, schoolgirls in rural Australia, farmers in Republican China, and forward to today's online book discussion groups. Chapters in this volume explore what they read, and how books changed their lives.