The Pilgrim and the Bee–Now Available

The Pilgrim and the Bee: Reading Rituals and Book Culture in Early New England

Matthew P. Brown

288 pages | 6 x 9 | 20 illus.

Cloth 2007 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4015-3 | $65.00 | £42.50

A volume in the Material Texts series

The Pilgrim and the Bee"The Pilgrim and the Bee makes a broad claim about a reading-centered history, reclaiming for this purpose a distinctive body of texts. Brown’s analysis marks an important step toward a better history of reading."–David D. Hall, Harvard University

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