J R R Adams
Biographic Data
| ID | 1152878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J R R Adams |
| GIVEN NAMES | J R R |
| FAMILY NAME | Adams |
| SIGNATURE | ADAMS J R R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Printed Word and the Common Man
Agricultural Literature for the Common Reader in Eighteenth-Century Ulster
It is a truism to say that, in the eighteenth century, farming as practised by the common man was, like any other trade or craft, learnt not from books but by experience and observation. But, as is being increasingly shown, the common man, especially from the later seventeenth century on, was by no means entirely cut off from the world of print. This paper, concerning itself solely with the province of Ulster in the eighteenth century, sets out t…
The Mass Distribution of Geographical Literature in Ulster 1750-1850
The extent to which geographical knowledge penetrated to the common reader has been little studied in the past. This paper examines the question in relation to late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Ulster. In the eighteenth century the material distributed around the countryside consisted largely of fictional and actual accounts of voyages (though some readers had access to better material via private libraries or local reading societies).…
The Printed Word and the Common Man
The Mass Distribution of Geographical Literature in Ulster 1750-1850
The extent to which geographical knowledge penetrated to the common reader has been little studied in the past. This paper examines the question in relation to late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Ulster. In the eighteenth century the material distributed around the countryside consisted largely of fictional and actual accounts of voyages (though some readers had access to better material via private libraries or local reading societies).…
Agricultural Literature for the Common Reader in Eighteenth-Century Ulster
It is a truism to say that, in the eighteenth century, farming as practised by the common man was, like any other trade or craft, learnt not from books but by experience and observation. But, as is being increasingly shown, the common man, especially from the later seventeenth century on, was by no means entirely cut off from the world of print. This paper, concerning itself solely with the province of Ulster in the eighteenth century, sets out t…
The Mass Distribution of Geographical Literature in Ulster 1750-1850
The extent to which geographical knowledge penetrated to the common reader has been little studied in the past. This paper examines the question in relation to late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century Ulster. In the eighteenth century the material distributed around the countryside consisted largely of fictional and actual accounts of voyages (though some readers had access to better material via private libraries or local reading societies).…
The Printed Word and the Common Man
History (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (2 works) · History (2 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Agriculture (1 works) · Archaeological Research and Protection (1 works) · Archaeology (1 works) · Classics (1 works)