Benjamin Collins and the provincial newspaper trade in the eighteenth century /

This is a pioneering study of the English provincial newspaper and book trades in the eighteenth century. C.Y. Ferdinand uses the first thoroughgoing study of the Salisbury Journal and its competitors to reveal how country newspapers worked within and influenced the developing information systems of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ferdinand, C. Y. (Christine Y.)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : New York : Clarendon Press : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Series:	Oxford historical monographs.
Subjects:	Collins, B. > (Benjamin), > 1717-1785. Salisbury journal (1736) > History. Collins, B. > (Benjamin), > 1715-1785 Newspaper publishing > England > Wessex > History > 18th century. Journalism > England > Wessex > History > 18th century. Publishing > history Entreprises de presse > Angleterre > Wessex > Histoire > 18e siècle. Journalisme > Angleterre > Wessex > Histoire > 18e siècle. English newspapers Journalism, Regional Newspaper publishing Publishers and publishing England Education. Social Sciences. Book Studies & Arts. 1700-1799 Electronic books. History
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

1. Benjamin Collins: The Man behind the Newspapers
2. The Commercial Structure of a Provincial Newspaper: Management and Distribution
3. From Newsagent to Reader: Defining Readership
4. Production and Policy: The Shape of a Provincial Newspaper
5. Editors and Text
6. The Commercial Context: Advertising in a Local Newspaper
7. Conclusion
App. Wills.