Reading up : middle-class readers and the culture of success in the early twentieth-century United States /

Blair, Amy L., 1972-,

Reading up : middle-class readers and the culture of success in the early twentieth-century United States / Amy L. Blair. - 1 online resource (ix, 250 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781439906699 (electronic bk.) 1439906696 (electronic bk.)




Mabie, Hamilton Wright, 1846-1916 --Knowledge--Literature.


Ladies' home journal.


American literature--Appreciation--History--United States--20th century.
Popular literature--History and criticism.--United States
Books and reading--History--United States--20th century.
Middle class--Books and reading--History--United States--20th century.
Success in literature.
Literature and society--History--United States--20th century.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture


Electronic books.

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