The Uses of Literacy in Colonial Australia, Hardback

Relying on autobiographical documents, this book analyses what Australians read in the 19th century, as well as what they wrote, in terms of personal and everyday, non-literary writings. It emphasises the Britishness of colonial society, without forgetting specifically Australian inflections of readers’ responses. Australian reading embraced wide-ranging tastes.

• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Author(s): Martyn Lyons
• Number of pages: 254
• Collection: Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture
• Publication date: 2025
• Dimensions: 161 x 236 x 23
• Cover type: Hardback