This volume explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. From wealthy readers of 'amator

Consuming Texts explores the history of reading in the British Isles during a period in which the printed word became all pervasive. Beginning with an overview

In this remarkable study, Gail Turley Houston examines the rich interplay of consumption as alimental process, medical entity, psychological construct, and econ