Martyn Lyons surveys the changing relationships enjoyed by men and women with the written word, f...

Historians have often assumed that the lives of the poor and illiterate can never be known becaus...

This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and...

This book investigates the history of writing as a cultural practice in a variety of contexts and...

This Palgrave Pivot examines the history of literacy with illiterate and semi-literate people in ...

This book examines the fascinating survival of Andorra, one of Europe's micro-states nestled betw...

This book captures the intensity of the relationship between writers and their typewriters from t...

This ambitious volume, newly available in paperback, explores the rich history of the book, one o...

From papyrus scrolls to the iPad, this engaging history explores every iteration of the book