London Circulating Libraries Early Methods of Booklending
London Circulating Libraries Early Methods of Booklending
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He started a circulating library in Crane-court. , Fleet- street, about 1730, the entrance fee being one guinea and the subscription Is. Per quarter. Between 1746-8 he published an " Alphabetical Catalogue" of the books and pamphlets, to T/hich a classified index wa^s added. He had got together a selection of 3, 000 volumes ; i but, as time went on, opposition arose, Fancourt ! was imable to renew liis supphes, and, v^'ith j mcr easing age and infirmities, the old man had to give up the struggl...e, to sell his library, ' and to retire to Hoxton, where he died on June 8, 1768, in his 90th year. The tragedy of his life is told in the Oentleman's Magazine of 1784, and again by Mr. Aixliibald Clarke i m the Library of Jime, 1900. As in the cases I of other pioneers, others reaped where Fancourt had sown.
The early jealousies and opposition of the booksellers were soon worn down, for they realized the existence of a very large con- stituency of persons who if they could not borrow books would certainly not buy 269805 'I
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He started a circulating library in Crane-court. , Fleet- street, about 1730, the entrance fee being one guinea and the subscription Is. Per quarter. Between 1746-8 he published an " Alphabetical Catalogue" of the books and pamphlets, to T/hich a classified index wa^s added. He had got together a selection of 3, 000 volumes ; i but, as time went on, opposition arose, Fancourt ! was imable to renew liis supphes, and, v^'ith j mcr easing age and infirmities, the old man had to give up the struggl...e, to sell his library, ' and to retire to Hoxton, where he died on June 8, 1768, in his 90th year. The tragedy of his life is told in the Oentleman's Magazine of 1784, and again by Mr. Aixliibald Clarke i m the Library of Jime, 1900. As in the cases I of other pioneers, others reaped where Fancourt had sown.
The early jealousies and opposition of the booksellers were soon worn down, for they realized the existence of a very large con- stituency of persons who if they could not borrow books would certainly not buy 269805 'I
What to read after London Circulating Libraries Early Methods of Booklending?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Jean Claude to read onlineMoreLess
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