A Catalogue of the Spencer Collection of Early Children's Books and Chapbooks. Presented to the Harris Public Library, Preston, by Mr. J.H. Spencer, 1947. Compiled by David Good, Etc

A Catalogue of the Spencer Collection of Early Children's Books and Chapbooks. Presented to the Harris Public Library, Preston, by Mr. J.H. Spencer, 1947. Compiled by David Good, Etc
Author: Harris Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery (PRESTON)
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Total Pages:
Release: 1967
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John Clare Society Journal, 16 (1997)

John Clare Society Journal, 16 (1997)
Author: Robert Heyes
Publisher: John Clare Society
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1997-07-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780952254140

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The official Journal of the John Clare Society, published annually to reflect the interest in, and approaches to, the life and work of the poet John Clare.

Guy of Warwick and Other Chapbook Romances

Guy of Warwick and Other Chapbook Romances
Author: John Simons
Publisher: University of Exeter Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1998
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780859894456

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Chapbooks formed the staple reading matter of ordinary people during the 18th and much of the 19th centuries. These chapbooks derive from romances which were current in the Middle Ages or the Renaissance.

A Companion to Romance

A Companion to Romance
Author: Corinne Saunders
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 584
Release: 2008-04-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0470999160

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Romance is a varied and fluid literary genre, notoriously difficult to define. This groundbreaking Companion surveys the many permutations of romance throughout the ages. Considers the literary and historical development of the romance genre from its classical origins to the present day Incorporates discussion of the changing readership of romance and of romance’s special relation to women readers Comprises 30 essays written by leading authorities on different periods and sub-genres Challenges the idea that the appeal of romance is exclusively escapist Draws on a wide range of specific and influential literary examples