the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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William Giles : Guide to Domestic Happiness, The

'I read a volume which was called "The Guide to Domestic Happiness", but found that it had no direct bearing upon the case of a working man - all its reasonings, counsels, and encouragements being based on upon the supposition of the reader's being a person of substance and education. the only publication I met with which at all came up to my wishes was one called "Letters on the Marriage State"; but even this bore only in a distant way upon the case in question.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Carter      Print: Book

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