Title: Instruction with Delight: Evidence of Children as Readers in Eighteenth-Century Ireland from the Collections of Dublin City Library and Archive
Abstract: This essay examines the availability of books for a child audience in eighteenth-century Ireland. It was at this period that children were targeted in the marketing of books, and advertising was aimed specifically at them. The child became a consumer and was in a position to influence what was purchased. Illustration became an important element of books for children. Contacts with English and continental publishers ensured a varied range of books for Irish children. Important publishers, such as John Newbery or William Darton, supplied Irish booksellers. Children's reading was subject to adult approval, but many authors and educators aimed to combine education with entertainment to interest children. Children found pleasure in their reading and writers have recalled this delight in letters and memoirs.
Publication Year: 2017
Publication Date: 2017-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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