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The article focuses on the history of reading by examining educational journals printed in the 19th century Ontario, Canada. Topics discussed include how educational journals played a leading role in training of an informed public; how these played an important role for the schools and teachers on the best ways to teach reading and promoting literacy; and opinion that such journals dispensed to an emerging professional class (schoolteachers) on what to read.

Copyright of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada / Cahiers de la Société Bibliographique du Canada is the property of Bibliographical Society of Canada and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Author-supplied Abstracts.)

Copyright of Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada / Cahiers de la Société Bibliographique du Canada is the property of Bibliographical Society of Canada and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The article discusses the history of the book in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Three periods are discussed: early settlement through early 19th century; the 19th century up to the time Newfoundland joined the Canadian Confederation in 1949; and, briefly, contemporary history. Topics discussed include books brought into the colony from the late 16th century, the predominantly religious nature of early reading habits, the establishment of the first printing operations in 1807, and developments in the 20th century.