Books for Idle Hours

Books for Idle Hours

Author: Donna Harrington-Lueker

Publisher: UMass + ORM

Published: 2019-08-30

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1613766319

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The publishing phenomenon of summer reading, often focused on novels set in vacation destinations, started in the nineteenth century, as both print culture and tourist culture expanded in the United States. As an emerging middle class increasingly embraced summer leisure as a marker of social status, book publishers sought new market opportunities, authors discovered a growing readership, and more readers indulged in lighter fare. 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. Books for Idle Hours sheds new light on an ongoing seasonal publishing tradition.


Idle Hours in a Library

Idle Hours in a Library

Author: William Henry Hudson

Publisher: Hardpress Publishing

Published: 2012-08

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 9781290732390

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.


Idle Hours in a Library

Idle Hours in a Library

Author: William Henry Hudson

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2016-05-23

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781358761454

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The Famous Missions of California

The Famous Missions of California

Author: William Henry Hudson

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-12-19

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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"The Famous Missions of California" by William Henry Hudson is a detailed account of the historical events that took place in California during the process of bringing the Catholic religion to the region. Religious missions were undertaken at different times and have been described in detail. The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of 21 religious outposts or missions established between 1769 and 1833 in what is now the U.S. state of California.


Legislative Documents

Legislative Documents

Author: Iowa

Publisher:

Published: 1900

Total Pages: 1218

ISBN-13:

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Contains the reports of state departments and officials for the preceding fiscal biennium.