Sher, Richard B., 1948-

The Enlightenment & the book Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America / [electronic resource] : Enlightenment and the book Richard B. Sher. - Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2006. - xxvi, 815 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index.

Composing the Scottish Enlightenment -- Identity and diversity among Scottish authors -- The rewards of authorship -- Forging the London-Edinburgh publishing axis -- The heyday of Scottish Enlightenment publishing -- The achievement of William Creech -- The rise and fall of Irish reprinting -- Making Scottish books in America, 1770-1784 -- A more extensive diffusion of useful knowledge : Philadelphia, 1784-1800.


Electronic reproduction.
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2013.
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English literature--Scottish authors--Publishing.
Scottish literature--Publishing.--18th century
Publishers and publishing--History--Great Britain--18th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--Ireland--18th century.
Publishers and publishing--History--United States--18th century.
Authors and publishers--History--Scotland--18th century.
English literature--Scottish authors--Appreciation.
Scottish literature--Appreciation.--18th century
Authors, Scottish--Intellectual life--18th century.
Enlightenment--Scotland.


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