The Study and the Sofa:: a Chapter in the History of Reading: Part I

Abstract

It is evident that a history of libraries must take into account the social and domestic circumstances under which reading is done; and both the words in my title (“study” and “sofa”) are significant from this point of view.

Citation

IRWIN, R. (1963), "The Study and the Sofa:: a Chapter in the History of Reading: Part I", Library Review, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb012387