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Written in clear, non-specialist prose, The Book in Society provides an overview of the rise of the book and of the modern publishing and bookselling industries. It explores the evolution of written texts from early forms to contemporary formats, the interrelationship between literacy and technology, and the prospects for the book in the twenty-first century. The second half of the book examines how books migrate from the minds of authors to t...

Solveig C. Robinson's important and welcome collection, with knowledgeable headnotes and helpful footnotes, recovers substantial works of literary criticism by eighteen Victorian women." -- Sally Mitchell, Temple University