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Stealing Books in Eighteenth-Century London by Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger, Christopher Reid (auth.) is a literary studies available to read on EtoBox.
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This study offers an authoritative and readable account of the hidden history of book theft in eighteenth-century London. It exploits a rich primary source, the compelling narratives of crime contained in the digitised Proceedings of the Old Bailey. The authors explain how cases of book theft came to court, and how in the ensuing trials the nature of the book itself became a question for legal debate. They assess the motives which led Londoners to steal books and the methods they employed in the
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Coulton, Matthew Mauger, Christopher Reid (auth.)
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781137411952
- Category
- literary studies
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Science, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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