Textual Transformations: Purposing and Repurposing Books from Richard Baxter to Samuel Taylor Coleridge

• Published in: Bunyan studies no. 24; pp. 135 - 138
• Main Author: Whelan, Timothy
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumbria University, Department of Humanities, Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences 01.01.2020
• Subjects: 18th century; Audiences; Autobiographies; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834); Essays; Friendship; Historical text analysis; Libraries; Popularity; Professional relationships; Publishing; Writers; United Kingdom > UK; United States > US; England

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