Books for idle hours : nineteenth-century publishing and the rise of summer reading
Zusammenfassung: "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"...
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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9781625343833
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23 cm
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xiv, 229 Seiten
- Language
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Englisch
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Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft
- Keyword
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Freizeit
Tourismus
Lesekultur
Literarisches Leben
Verlag
:z Geschichte 1800-1900
Geschichte 1800-1900
Tourismus
Verlag
Literarisches Leben
Lesekultur
Freizeit
USA
USA
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Veröffentlichung
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Amherst, boston
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University of Massachusetts Press
- (when)
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[2019]
- Creator
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11.06.2025, 2:05 PM CEST
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Associated
- Harrington-Lueker, Donna
- University of Massachusetts Press
Time of origin
- [2019]
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