Bodies and Books : Reading and the Fantasy of Communion in Nineteenth-Century America [1 ed.] 9780812206180, 9780812244151

In nineteenth-century America, Gillian Silverman contends, reading--and particularly book reading--precipitated intense

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Bodies and Books : Reading and the Fantasy of Communion in Nineteenth-Century America [1 ed.]
9780812206180, 9780812244151

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