Sher, Richard B.. The Enlightenment & the book Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America

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General notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [709]-755) and index Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, MPublishing, 2012. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet

Contents

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

Extended title: The Enlightenment & the book Scottish authors & their publishers in eighteenth-century Britain, Ireland, & America / Richard B. Sher
Alternate titles: Enlightenment and the book

English literature Scottish literature Publishers and publishing Authors and publishers Authors, Scottish Enlightenment

author: Sher, Richard B., 1948-
associated with: American Council of Learned Societies