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OverviewCharles Knight's The Old Printer was first published in 1854 and is partly a biography of William Caxton and partly an account of the development of the printing press and its role in English literature from the fifteenth century. William Caxton was not only the first printer in England, but also a prolific translator and importer of books. He established a printing press at Westminster and among the books printed there were Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and The Subtil Histories and Fables of Esop. Knight describes Elizabethan reading habits and traces the development of the types of books, papers and magazines that were most popular with the reading public in the mid-nineteenth century. The author is particularly interested in the availability of cheap popular literature as he regards this as an indication of the democratisation of society. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Charles KnightPublisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) ISBN: 9780511694585ISBN 10: 051169458 Publication Date: 29 August 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Undefined Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPart I: 1. The Weald of Kent; 2. The mercer's apprentice; 3. Caxton abroad; 4. The court of Burgundy; 5. Rapidity of printing; 6. The press at Westminster; 7. Female manners; 8. The chapel; Appendix; Part II: 1. Cheap popular literature; 2. Imperfect civilisation; 3. Periodical literature; 4. Continued dearness of books; 5. London catalogue, 1816–1851; 6. Cheap fiction; 7. Degrees of readers; 8. Free libraries.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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