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 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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