Question

How were Bibliotheque Bleue different from penny chap books ?
OR
Which book was written with adolescent girls in mind ?

CBSE Class X Social Science VSA (1 Mark)

Answer 1

Bookshops utilized pedlars who meandered around towns, conveying little books available to be purchased. 

These were chronological registries or custom logbooks, alongside ballads and folktales. Different types of perusing were generally for amusement and started to achieve common perusers as well. 

In England, penny chapbooks were conveyed by insignificant pedlars known as chapmen. 

In France, they were Bibliotheque Bleue. These were low valued little books imprinted on low-quality paper. 

They were bound in cheap or low priced blue spreads. At that point, there were romances, imprinted on 4-6 pages. Likewise, histories were accessible which were stories about the past. Subsequently, books were of different sizes, filling a wide range of needs and interests.

Answer 2

Bilitheque bleue were books printed in cheap quality paper whereas Chapbooks were small pocket sized books made for poor . Bilitheque bleue didn't cost a penny but the cost depended upon the book's status whereas Chapbooks always costed exactly a penny.