Circulating Libraries
A Most Affectionate Mother focuses on a circulating library–but what was it?
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Circulating Libraries and the Regency era Novel
In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libraries of Austen’s day.
What made circulating libraries so important to Georgian era women and what was the role of the humble Regency era novel in the whole affair?
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In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libaries of Austen’s day.
What was the unique role of circulating libraries in Regency Era society?
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In honor of National Library Week, I’m reposting this series on the libraries of Austen’s day.
What were the ‘circulating libraries’ of the Regency Era and what was their role in society?
Continue reading →Circulating Libraries and the Regency era Novel
What made circulating libraries so important to not just Jane Austen, but Georgian era women in general and what was the role of the humble Regency era novel in the whole affair? James Fordyce, in his Sermons to Young Women, counsels strongly against novels, the very sort of books offered by local and easily accessible circulating libraries. (Despite the face he had not read them, of course. But I digress…) He declared: What shall we … Continue reading →