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Abridging Histories: Capt. James Cook and the Voyages of Reading (1784-)

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Professor Michael Suarez, in the Lyell Lectures 2015, urges scholars to remember the books that most readers encountered: the cheaper abridged versions of popular novels and accounts such as Cook's voyages.

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The Bodleian Libraries (BODcasts)
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Michael Suarez
Keywords
Libraries
biographies
lyell
reading
Department: Bodleian Libraries
Date Added: 18/05/2015
Duration: 00:58:41

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