Why Authors Like Austen Became Canonical: Cheap Books
"Cheap books make authors canonical." Thousands of mid-century readers consumed "yellowback" versions of Austen's novels, so-called because of the yellow paper stuck to the back of them on which advertisements were printed. The sheer proliferation of cheaply produced editions of Austen's fiction has been invisible because very few of these books have survived. " The […]
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