Question

What were the factors which led to reading mania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in Europe?

Answer 1

Answer:1. Small books were sold in many countries which were of very less price.

2. Many more writers including women began to write their writings.

3. Books were published and sold in very large quantities

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

1. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries literacy rate went up in most parts of Europe.

2. New forms of popular literature appeared in print, targeting new audiences. Book sellers employed peddlers who roamed around villages, carrying little books for sale.

3. Cheap books were available in the market and the production of books was very high.

4. Newspapers and journals carried information about wars and trade as well as news of developments in other places.