ONLINE EVENT- Books for Idle Hours: Nineteenth-Century Publishing and the Rise of Summer Reading
When:
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 5:30p -
6:30p
Thursday, Jun 11, 2020 5:30p -
6:30p
Where:
Online event
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
History, Virtual & Streaming
Event website:
https://www.masshist.org/calendar
The publishing phenomenon of summer reading started in the nineteenth century, as both print culture and tourist culture expanded in the United States. 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. Harrington-Lueker works to shed new light on an ongoing seasonal publishing tradition.
Please note, this is an online event. Registrants will receive an email with links and instructions on how to join the event.
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