Popular reading and publishing in Britain, 1914-1950

Abstract

List of illustrations List of tables Abbreviations Introduction 1. Popular reading and publishing 1870-1914 2. 'Books are a commodity': The commercialization of popular fiction 3. 'The quickest way out of Glasgow': Adult reading habits 4. 'Take the place of valium': Mills & Boon Ltd 5. 'We must prevent the leakage': Children's reading habits 6. 'Get me the boy from the age of six': D. C. Thomson & Co., Ltd 7. 'The public mind might be diverted': The Religious Tract Society 8. Conclusion Bibliography Index