Histories for the Many examines the contribution of illustrated family magazines to Victorian historical culture. How, by whom, for whom and with which intentions was history used within this popular medium? How were class, gender, age, religion, and space debated? How were academic and popular approaches to the past linked to the materiality of the medium? The focus is set on the evangelical Leisure Hour with comparisons to the London Journal, Good Words and Cornhill. The study's approach to the serialisation of history in text and image combines periodical studies and book history with concepts from cultural studies, sociology as well as narratology.

About the Author
Doris Lechner is research officer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Book History and Print Culture Network (D-A-CH).

Reviews
"An innovative study into an intriguing yet underexplored aspect of nineteenth-century journalism." Samuel Saunders, Journal of European Periodical Studies, 3/2 (2018) Besprochen in: Victorian Studies, 60/3 (2019), Jennifer Phegley



Book Information
ISBN 9783837637113
Author Doris Lechner
Format Paperback
Page Count 340
Imprint Transcript Verlag
Publisher Transcript Verlag
Weight(grams) 680g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 15mm * 2mm