Brantlinger Patrick 1941

The reading lesson : the threat of mass literacy in nineteenth century British fiction / Patrick Brantlinger. - Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c1998. - 254 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [232]-246) and index.

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English fiction--History and criticism--19th century
Popular literature--Appreciation--History--Great Britain--19th century
Working class--Books and reading--History--Great Britain--19th century
Books and reading--History--Great Britain--19th century
Literacy--History--Great Britain--19th century
Fiction--Appreciation--History--Great Britain
Books and reading in literature
Popular culture in literature
Social conflict in literature
Literacy in literature

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