A history of the book in Australia 1891-1945 : a national culture in a colonised market
2001
Book
What do Australians read, and what does the study of book production, publishing, distribution and reception tell us about Australian cultural history? This book is a series of lively essays and short case studies that illuminate in a profound way the book and reading history from the 1890s to the end of WWII.
Main title:
A history of the book in Australia 1891-1945 : a national culture in a colonised market / edited by Martyn Lyons & John Arnold.
Imprint:
St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2001.
Collation:
xix, 444 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
1. The 'Paternoster Row Machine' and the Australian book trade, 1890-1945 / Richard Nile and David Walker -- 2. Britain's largest export market / Martyn Lyons -- 3. Publishers and editors: Angus & Robertson, 1888-1945 / Jennifer Alison -- Case studies: The New South Wales Bookstall Company; A.W. Jose and the Australian Encyclopedia; David McKee Wright as literary editor of the Bulletin; The Communisty Party as publisher; Music publishing; The Bulletin as publisher; P.R. Stephensen; Publishing in languages other than English -- 4. Literary censorship, imperialism and the White Australia Policy / Deana Heath -- 5. How did authors make a living? / Debra Adelaide -- Case studies: Miles Franklin; Authors' Week 1935 -- 6. Printing technology and book production / John Arnold -- 7. Australian print workers / Raelene Frances -- 8. Bookshops and retailing / John Arnold -- Case studies: H.H. Champion and the book lover; Radical Bookshops; Fuller's Bookshop; F.W. Preece; Dymock's --9. Public libraries: 'institutions of the highest educational value' / David J. Jones -- 10. The library in the workplace: the New South Wales Raily Institute Library / Martyn Lyons -- 11. The circulating library phenomenon / John Arnold --Case studies: Books for the troops: the Australian Army Education Service in the Second World War; The Bush Book Club of New South Wales -- 12. Mechanics' Institute libraries: the readers demand fiction / Anette Bremer and Martyn Lyons -- 13. Private collectors' libraries / Wallace Kirsop -- Case study: J.K. Moir and the Bread & Cheese Club -- 14. Mystery of the missing bestseller / Richard Nile and David Walker -- 15. Newspapers and daily reading / John Arnold -- Case studies: Literary journals; Women's magazines -- 16. Reference and non-fiction publishing -- Case studies: Science publishing; Textbook publishing -- 17. Children's literature / Heather Scutter -- 18. Drama publishing / Kerry Kilner -- 19. Art publishing / Leigh Astbury -- 20. 'Serious reading' between the wars / Patrick Buckridge -- 21. Reading practices in Australia / Martyn Lyons -- Case studies: Frank Anstey as reader; Miles Franklin as reader -- 22. The Critical reception, 1891-1945 / Peter Pierce --Case study: Sydney literary societies of the 1920s -- 23. Reading models and reading communities / Martyn Lyons -- Case studies: Private reading circles in Victoria; The Australian Home Reading Union, 1892-97 -- 24. Literary anniversaries: commemorating Shakespeare and others, 1900-1940 / Martyn Lyons -- 25. The book trade and the Australian reader in 1945 / Martyn Lyons.Ù0.
ISBN:
0702232343
Dewey class:
070.509940904070.5
LC class:
Z533.3
Language:
English
BRN:
446131
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Library | Local History Reference | LH REF 070.5 HIST | Not for loan (Set: 15 Nov 2016) |