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century, and Frank's thorough investigation of the technical
process of production and distribution has at last made this
material properly usable.^1072 In the eighteenth century, the
centre of gravity temporarily moved into the provinces.^1073
Munter supplies the information on the parallel developments
in Ireland.^1074 Rea investigates the part the press played in the
politics of the upheavals caused by George Ill's accession and
personality.^1075 For the nineteenth century, one must not over-
look the History of the Times which in its general concern with
the nation spares time for the particulars of that newspaper,
too (n. 669). Olive's discussion of a famous slayer of the
(intellectual) heathen contains much illumination beyond the
theme as stated.^1076 A potentially most valuable attempt is
made by Dalziel in her look at Victorian romances, books of
edification, and similar low-level literature; but while this
ought to throw floods of light on general and commonplace
attitudes, the author writes from too far away, physically and
in the spirit.^1077 The greatest news agency of all has also re-
ceived its history, to remind us that printing is no longer the
last word in communications.^1078
^1072	Joseph Frank, The Beginnings of the English Newspapers, i6so ~
1660. G (Mass.) Harvard UP: 1961. Pp. x, 384 Rev: EHR 78,
78of.
^1073	G. A. Cranfield, A Hand-List of English Provincial Newspapers
and Periodicals, ijqo -1760. G: Bowes & Bowes: 1952. Pp. viii,
31. - Idem, The Development of the Provincial Newspaper, 1700 - /;6b.
O: Clarendon: 1962. Pp. xiv, 287. Rev: EHR 79, 853^; JffJ 7,
336flf. - R. M. Wiles, Freshest Advice: earliest provincial newspapers
in England. Columbus: Ohio State UP: 1965. Pp. xv, 555.
^1074	R. Munter, The History of the Irish Newspaper, 1685 -1760. CUP:
1967. Pp. xiii, 217. Rev: EHR 83, 842; EcHR* 20, 398f.
^1075	Robert R. Rea, The English Press in Politics, 1760 -1774. Lincoln,
Neb.: U of Nebraska P.: 1963. Pp. «, 272.
^im John Clive, Scotch Reviewers: the Edinburgh Review, 1808-18*5. L:
Faber: 1957. Pp. 224. Rev: EcHR* n, 527.
^1077	Margaret Dalziel, Popular Fiction 100 Tears Ago: an mexplored
tract of literary history. L: Cohen & West: 1967. Pp. vii, 188.
^1078	Graham Storey, Renter's Centenary, 1851 -1951. L: Parrish: 1951,
Pp. xii, 276.