London low life : street culture, social reform and the Victorian underworld. Chapbooks, 1840-1900

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2011.
Description:	online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Language:	English
Subject:	Chapbooks, English -- England -- London. Books and reading -- England -- London -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. London (England) -- Intellectual life -- 19th century -- Sources. London (England) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Sources.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12997505

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Varying Form of Title:	Chapbooks
Other authors / contributors:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm), digitiser.
Notes:	The Lilly Library, University of Indiana Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 21, 2022).
Summary:	A collection of 200 chapbooks printed in London in the 19th century. Chapbooks were cheaply-produced, pocket-sized booklets, produced from the sixteenth century through to the second half of the 19th century. Chapbooks give us a remarkable insight into the literature sold and read on the streets of the London. The content of these booklets varied enormously, although nursery rhymes and folk tales are by far the most popular subject.
Target Audience:	Specialized.

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