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Literacy and Popular Culture: England 1750–1914 (Cambridge Studies in Oral and Literate Culture, Series Number 19) by Vincent, David, 1949- is a education title available to read on EtoBox.
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In 1750, half the population were unable to sign their names; by 1914 England, together with handful of advanced Western countries, had for the first time in history achieved a nominally literate society. This book seeks to understand how and why literacy spread into every interstice of English society, and what impact it had on the lives and minds of the common people.
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- Author
- Vincent, David, 1949-
- Publisher
- Cambridge [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1989.
- Published
- 1989
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780521457712
- Category
- education
- Subjects
- History, Linguistics, Education
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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