The English common reader : a social history of the mass reading public 1800-1900 - Altick, Richard Daniel, 1915- (Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1957)
Appendices (p. 379-396): A. Chronology of the mass reading public, 1774-1900.--B. Best-sellers.--C. Periodical and newspaper circulation
Bibliography: p. 399-409
Keywords: Books and reading; Publishers and publishing -- Great Britain; English literature -- History and criticism