book: Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century (Chapbooks of the Eighteenth Century)

book: Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century (Chapbooks of the Eighteenth Century) | John Ashton

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	Chap-Books of the Eighteenth Century (Chapbooks of the Eighteenth Century) John Ashton Skoob Books, 1993 - 486 pages view larger image
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For a penny in 18th century England you could buy a legend or a hero-tale, a recipe for making birch tree wine, or instructions on how to broil wood pigeons. Chap books were virtually the only reading matter for the poorer classes and so they provide for us a window that opens upon the heroes and legends, folklore and supersititons of the past. This charming collection contains over 100 chapbooks with facsimiles of the original covers and woodcut illustrations. A delight for history buffs.

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