PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. Introduction. THE VARIOUS FEAST 1
5. Chapter One. COLLECTING CULTURE BEFORE THE RESTORATION 34
6. Chapter Two. READING AND HETEROGLOSSIA IN THE RESTORATION 70
7. Chapter Three. DISCRIMINATING READERS IN THE EARLY EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 109
8. Chapter Four. READING SYSTEMS IN THE MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 153
9. Chapter Five. READING FOR ONESELF IN THE LATE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY 182
10. Conclusion. THE PRIVATE POSSESSION OF CULTURE 211
11. CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF EARLY ANTHOLOGIES 223
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 229
13. INDEX 243
14. About the Author 253