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  1. Literacy and popular culture
    England, 1750-1914
    Published: 1989
    Publisher:  Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

    In l750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by l9l4 England, together with a handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why... more

    Universitätsbibliothek Bamberg
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    Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
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    In l750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by l9l4 England, together with a handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why literacy spread into every corner of English society, and what impact it had on the lives and minds of the common people

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780511560880
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    RVK Categories: HG 120 ; HG 410 ; HL 1024 ; LC 66190 ; MS 8010
    Series: Cambridge studies in oral and literate culture ; 19
    Subjects: Erziehung; Geschichte; Literacy / England / History; Reading (Adult education) / England / History; Education / England / History; Popular culture / England / History; Bildung; Schriftlichkeit; Leser; Alphabetisierung
    Scope: 1 online resource (viii, 362 pages)
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  2. 'I hope I don't intrude'
    privacy and its dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain
    Published: 2015
    Publisher:  Oxford University Press, Oxford

    Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century... more

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    Taking his title from the catch-phrase of the eponymous hero of the 1825 play Paul Pry, a huge success in London, New York, and around the English-speaking world, David Vincent explores the worlds of privacy and celebrity in nineteenth-century Britain, examining debates about mass communication and state surveillance that link to today's concerns. Cover -- I Hope I Don't Intrude: Privacy and its Dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Part One: Introduction -- 1: Enter Pry -- 2: The General Truth of the Delineation -- Part Two: The Performance of Paul Pry -- 3: The Moderate C. -- 4: The Paul Pry Industry -- 5: The Dynamics of the Market -- Part Three: The Dilemmas of Privacy -- 6: The Spirit of Inquiry -- 7: Intrusion -- 8: Virtual Privacy -- Part Four: Conclusion -- 9: Comedy and Error -- Notes -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 -- Bibliography -- Primary -- Secondary -- Index.

     

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    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780191038136
    Edition: First edition
    Subjects: Privacy; Interpersonal communication; English drama; Farce; Poole, John ; 1786?-1872 ; Criticism and interpretation..; English drama ; 19th century ; History and criticism..; Farce ; History and criticism..; Privacy ; Great Britain ; History ; 19th century..; Interpersonal communication ; Great Britain ; History ; 19th century; Electronic books
    Other subjects: Poole, John (1786?-1872)
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    ""Cover""; ""I Hope I Don't Intrude: Privacy and its Dilemmas in nineteenth-century Britain""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Part One: Introduction""; ""1: Enter Pry""; ""2: The General Truth of the Delineation""; ""Part Two: The Performance of Paul Pry""; ""3: The Moderate C.""; ""4: The Paul Pry Industry""; ""5: The Dynamics of the Market""; ""Part Three: The Dilemmas of Privacy""; ""6: The Spirit of Inquiry""; ""7: Intrusion""; ""8: Virtual Privacy""; ""Part Four: Conclusion""; ""9: Comedy and Error""; ""Notes""; ""Chapter 1""

    ""Chapter 2""""Chapter 3""; ""Chapter 4""; ""Chapter 5""; ""Chapter 6""; ""Chapter 7""; ""Chapter 8""; ""Chapter 9""; ""Bibliography""; ""Primary""; ""Secondary""; ""Index""