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The Loudons and the Gardening Press A Victorian Cultural Industry
By Sarah Dewis
Copyright 2014
296 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
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Through close readings of individual serials and books and archival work on the publication history of the Gardener’s Magazine (1826-44) Sarah Dewis examines the significant contributions John and Jane Webb Loudon made to the gardening press and democratic discourse. Vilified during their lifetimes by some sections of the press, the Loudons were key players in the democratization of print media... Read more
Contents: Introduction; Who are the Gardeners? The radical origins of the Gardener’s Magazine; John Loudon as editor; Image and text in the Gardener’s Magazine; National discourse: John Loudon, activism and landscape; Domestic discourse: John Loudon, periodicals for women and the book manufactory; Jane Webb Loudon, editor and author of garden publications; Conclusion; Bibliography of works cited; Index.
Biography
Sarah Dewis followed a career in design with the BBC. She completed her doctorate at Birkbeck, University of London and is an independent scholar.
'...Those interested in the history of science, publishing, women, Britain, cemeteries, libraries, periodicals, urban spaces, class, and gardening will enjoy this book.' Medium.com ’... a thorough and skilled study of the contributions made by John and Jane Loudon to early nineteenth-century garden publishing, bringing together the disciplines of media history, social history, politics, journalism and garden history.’ Garden History 'Sarah Dewis ... is the first scholar to examine systematically [the Loudons's] remarkable contribution to gardening and democratic discourse during a period of profound social and political change and industrial and agricultural improvement, and to explore the relevance and impact of their publications for the period 1820 to 1850 ... [an] admirable study.' Print Quarterly 'Given its extensive attention to print culture, this book will be of interest to scholars working on book and media history and its relationship to urban spaces and landscape design. ... The Loudons and the Gardening Press is a valuable contribution to scholarship on nineteenth-century print culture.' Victorian Periodicals Review
