{"product_id":"the-uses-of-literacy-in-colonial-australia-9781839995170","title":"The Uses of Literacy in Colonial Australia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 254 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 14 October 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRelying on autobiographical documents, this book analyses what Australians read in the 19th century, as well as what they wrote, in terms of personal and everyday, non-literary writings. It emphasises the Britishness of colonial society, without forgetting specifically Australian inflections of readers’ responses. Australian reading embraced wide-ranging tastes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 534g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 161 x 236 x 23 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781839995170\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Martyn Lyons","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47836847538426,"sku":"9781839995170","price":90.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1760741169832_book.jpg?v=1760783261","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-uses-of-literacy-in-colonial-australia-9781839995170","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}