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Chapter Four THE POPULAR PRESS AND THE PUBLIC READER

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PLATES ix
FIGURES x
TABLES xii
ABBREVIATIONS xiii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiv
CHRONOLOGY xvi
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter One THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN TRADE 23
Chapter Two DEVELOPING A MARKETPLACE FOR BOOKS 118
Chapter Three INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGES AND SCOTTISH AUTHORS ABROAD 203
Chapter Four THE POPULAR PRESS AND THE PUBLIC READER 287
Chapter Five PUBLISHING THE ENLIGHTENMENT 421
Chapter Six SCOTTISHNESS AND THE BOOK TRADE 545
CONTRIBUTORS 613
BIBLIOGRAPHY 617
INDEX 650

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS v
PLATES ix
FIGURES x
TABLES xii
ABBREVIATIONS xiii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xiv
CHRONOLOGY xvi
INTRODUCTION 1
Chapter One THE EMERGENCE OF THE MODERN TRADE 23
Chapter Two DEVELOPING A MARKETPLACE FOR BOOKS 118
Chapter Three INTELLECTUAL EXCHANGES AND SCOTTISH AUTHORS ABROAD 203
Chapter Four THE POPULAR PRESS AND THE PUBLIC READER 287
Chapter Five PUBLISHING THE ENLIGHTENMENT 421
Chapter Six SCOTTISHNESS AND THE BOOK TRADE 545
CONTRIBUTORS 613
BIBLIOGRAPHY 617
INDEX 650

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