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Fyfe, Janet.

Books behind bars: the role of books, reading, and libraries in
British prison reform, 1701-1911 / Janet Fyfe.

p. cm.--(Contributions in librarianship and information
science, ISSN 0084-9243; no. 72)

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.

ISBN 0-313-28419-9 (alk. paper)

1. Prison libraries-- Great Britain--History. 2. Prisoners--Great
Britain--Books and reading--History. I. Title. II. Series.

Z675.P8F94 1992

027.6'65'0941--dc20 91-44048

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available.

Copyright © 1992 by Janet Fyfe

All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be
reproduced, by any process or technique, without the
express written consent of the publisher.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 91-44048

ISBN: 0-313-28419-9

ISSN: 0084-9243

First published in 1992

Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881

An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America

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The paper used in this book complies with the
Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National
Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984).

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