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Books for Idle Hours

Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading
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The publishing phenomenon of summer reading, often focused on novels set in vacation destinations, started in the nineteenth century, as both print culture and tourist culture expanded in the United States. As an emerging middle class increasingly embraced summer leisure as a marker of social status, book publishers sought new market opportunities, authors discovered a growing readership, and more readers indulged in lighter fare. Drawing on publishing records, book reviews, readers' diaries, and popular novels of the period, Donna Harrington-Lueker explores the beginning of summer reading and the backlash against it. Countering fears about the dangers of leisurely reading - especially for young women - publishers framed summer reading not as a disreputable habit but as a respectable pastime and welcome respite. Books for Idle Hours sheds new light on an ongoing seasonal publishing tradition.

Author Biography:

Donna Harrington-Lueker is professor of English at Salve Regina University.
Release date Australia
December 30th, 2018
Pages
248
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
ISBN-13
9781625343833
Product ID
27863158

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