PageSourceSearch

https://thebooksocietysite.org/blog/

html thebooksocietysite.org collected 2026-10-09 23:49:46 UTC 50,425 bytes, 500 lines download raw bytes

1<!DOCTYPE html>
2<html lang="en">
3<head>
4	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
5<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
6<link rel="profile" href="https://gmpg.org/xfn/11">
7<link rel="pingback" href="https://thebooksocietysite.com/xmlrpc.php">
8<title>Blog - The Book Society 1929-69</title>
9	<link rel="canonical" href="https://thebooksocietysite.com/blog/" />
10<meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:large"/>
11<!-- Async WordPress.com Remote Login -->
12<script id="wpcom_remote_login_js">
13var wpcom_remote_login_extra_auth = '';
14function wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( element_id ) {
15	var dom_node = document.getElementById( element_id );
16	if ( dom_node ) { dom_node.parentNode.removeChild( dom_node ); }
17}
18function wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_classes( class_name ) {
19	var dom_nodes = document.querySelectorAll( '.' + class_name );
20	for ( var i = 0; i < dom_nodes.length; i++ ) {
21		dom_nodes[ i ].parentNode.removeChild( dom_nodes[ i ] );
22	}
23}
24function wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup() {
25	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_classes( "wpcom_remote_login_msg" );
26	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_key" );
27	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_validate" );
28	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_js" );
29	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_request_access_iframe" );
30	wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_request_access_styles" );
31}
32// Watch for messages back from the remote login
33window.addEventListener( "message", function( e ) {
34	if ( e.origin === "https://r-login.wordpress.com" ) {
35		var data = {};
36		try {
37			data = JSON.parse( e.data );
38		} catch( e ) {
39			wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup();
40			return;
41		}
42		if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN' ) {
43			// Clean up the login check iframe
44			wpcom_remote_login_remove_dom_node_id( "wpcom_remote_login_key" );
45			var id_regex = new RegExp( /^[0-9]+$/ );
46			var token_regex = new RegExp( /^.*|.*|.*$/ );
47			if (
48				token_regex.test( data.token )
49				&& id_regex.test( data.wpcomid )
50			) {
51				// We have everything we need to ask for a login
52				var script = document.createElement( "script" );
53				script.setAttribute( "id", "wpcom_remote_login_validate" );
54				script.src='/'
55					+ '&wpcomid=' + data.wpcomid
56					+ '&token=' + encodeURIComponent( data.token )
57					+ '&host=' + window.location.protocol
58					+ '//' + window.location.hostname
59					+ '&postid=82'
60					+ '&is_singular=';
61				document.body.appendChild( script );
62			}
63			return;
64		}
65		// Safari ITP, not logged in, so redirect
66		if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN-REDIRECT' ) {
67			+ window.location.href;
68			return;
69		}
70		// Safari ITP, storage access failed, remove the request
71		if ( data.msg === 'LOGIN-REMOVE' ) {
72			var css_zap = 'html { -webkit-transition: margin-top 1s; transition: margin-top 1s; } /* 9001 */ html { margin-top: 0 !important; } * html body { margin-top: 0 !important; } @media screen and ( max-width: 782px ) { html { margin-top: 0 !important; } * html body { margin-top: 0 !important; } }';
73			var style_zap = document.createElement( 'style' );
74			style_zap.type = 'text/css';
75			style_zap.appendChild( document.createTextNode( css_zap ) );
76			document.body.appendChild( style_zap );
77			var e = document.getElementById( 'wpcom_request_access_iframe' );
78			e.parentNode.removeChild( e );
79			document.cookie = 'wordpress_com_login_access=denied; path=/; max-age=31536000';
80			return;
81		}
82		// Safari ITP
83		if ( data.msg === 'REQUEST_ACCESS' ) {
84			console.log( 'request access: safari' );
85			// Check ITP iframe enable/disable knob
86			if ( wpcom_remote_login_extra_auth !== 'safari_itp_iframe' ) {
87				return;
88			}
89			// If we are in a "private window" there is no ITP.
90			var private_window = false;
91			try {
92				var opendb = window.openDatabase( null, null, null, null );
93			} catch( e ) {
94				private_window = true;
95			}
96			if ( private_window ) {
97				console.log( 'private window' );
98				return;
99			}
100			var iframe = document.createElement( 'iframe' );
101			iframe.id = 'wpcom_request_access_iframe';
102			iframe.setAttribute( 'scrolling', 'no' );
103			iframe.setAttribute( 'sandbox', 'allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation' );
104			iframe.src = 'https://r-login.wordpress.com/remote-login.php?wpcom_remote_login=request_access&origin=' + encodeURIComponent( data.origin ) + '&wpcomid=' + encodeURIComponent( data.wpcomid );
105			var css = 'html { -webkit-transition: margin-top 1s; transition: margin-top 1s; } /* 9001 */ html { margin-top: 46px !important; } * html body { margin-top: 46px !important; } @media screen and ( max-width: 660px ) { html { margin-top: 71px !important; } * html body { margin-top: 71px !important; } #wpcom_request_access_iframe { display: block; height: 71px !important; } } #wpcom_request_access_iframe { border: 0px; height: 46px; position: fixed; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; z-index: 99999; background: #23282d; } ';
106			var style = document.createElement( 'style' );
107			style.type = 'text/css';
108			style.id = 'wpcom_request_access_styles';
109			style.appendChild( document.createTextNode( css ) );
110			document.body.appendChild( style );
111			document.body.appendChild( iframe );
112		}
113		if ( data.msg === 'DONE' ) {
114			wpcom_remote_login_final_cleanup();
115		}
116	}
117}, false );
118// Inject the remote login iframe after the page has had a chance to load
119// more critical resources
120window.addEventListener( "DOMContentLoaded", function( e ) {
121	var iframe = document.createElement( "iframe" );
122	iframe.style.display = "none";
123	iframe.setAttribute( "scrolling", "no" );
124	iframe.setAttribute( "id", "wpcom_remote_login_key" );
125	iframe.src = "https://r-login.wordpress.com/remote-login.php"
126		+ "?wpcom_remote_login=key"
127		+ "&origin=aHR0cHM6Ly90aGVib29rc29jaWV0eXNpdGUuY29t"
128		+ "&wpcomid=116955728"
129		+ "&time=1716046333";
130	document.body.appendChild( iframe );
131}, false );
132</script>
132
133<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://s2.wp.com/"/>
134<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://s1.wp.com/"/>
135<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://s0.wp.com/"/>
136<link rel="dns-prefetch" href="https://fonts-api.wp.com/"/>
137	
137<script type="text/javascript">
138		/* <![CDATA[ */
139		function addLoadEvent(func) {
140			var oldonload = window.onload;
141			if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
142				window.onload = func;
143			} else {
144				window.onload = function () {
145					oldonload();
146					func();
147				}
148			}
149		}
150		/* ]]> */
151	</script>
151
152	
152<script type="text/javascript">
153/* <![CDATA[ */
154window._wpemojiSettings = {"baseUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/72x72\/","ext":".png","svgUrl":"https:\/\/s0.wp.com\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/wpcom-smileys\/twemoji\/2\/svg\/","svgExt":".svg","source":{"concatemoji":"../wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min_m-1710334132i-ver-6.6-alpha-58146.js"}};
155/*! This file is auto-generated */
156!function(i,n){var o,s,e;function c(e){try{var t={supportTests:e,timestamp:(new Date).valueOf()};sessionStorage.setItem(o,JSON.stringify(t))}catch(e){}}function p(e,t,n){e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(t,0,0);var t=new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data),r=(e.clearRect(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height),e.fillText(n,0,0),new Uint32Array(e.getImageData(0,0,e.canvas.width,e.canvas.height).data));return t.every(function(e,t){return e===r[t]})}function u(e,t,n){switch(t){case"flag":return n(e,"\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\u26a7\ufe0f","\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200b\u26a7\ufe0f")?!1:!n(e,"\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf3","\ud83c\uddfa\u200b\ud83c\uddf3")&&!n(e,"\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc65\udb40\udc6e\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc7f","\ud83c\udff4\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc62\u200b\udb40\udc65\u200b\udb40\udc6e\u200b\udb40\udc67\u200b\udb40\udc7f");case"emoji":return!n(e,"\ud83d\udc26\u200d\u2b1b","\ud83d\udc26\u200b\u2b1b")}return!1}function f(e,t,n){var r="undefined"!=typeof WorkerGlobalScope&&self instanceof WorkerGlobalScope?new OffscreenCanvas(300,150):i.createElement("canvas"),a=r.getContext("2d",{willReadFrequently:!0}),o=(a.textBaseline="top",a.font="600 32px Arial",{});return e.forEach(function(e){o[e]=t(a,e,n)}),o}function t(e){var t=i.createElement("script");t.src=e,t.defer=!0,i.head.appendChild(t)}"undefined"!=typeof Promise&&(o="wpEmojiSettingsSupports",s=["flag","emoji"],n.supports={everything:!0,everythingExceptFlag:!0},e=new Promise(function(e){i.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",e,{once:!0})}),new Promise(function(t){var n=function(){try{var e=JSON.parse(sessionStorage.getItem(o));if("object"==typeof e&&"number"==typeof e.timestamp&&(new Date).valueOf()<e.timestamp+604800&&"object"==typeof e.supportTests)return e.supportTests}catch(e){}return null}();if(!n){if("undefined"!=typeof Worker&&"undefined"!=typeof OffscreenCanvas&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&URL.createObjectURL&&"undefined"!=typeof Blob)try{var e="postMessage("+f.toString()+"("+[JSON.stringify(s),u.toString(),p.toString()].join(",")+"));",r=new Blob([e],{type:"text/javascript"}),a=new Worker(URL.createObjectURL(r),{name:"wpTestEmojiSupports"});return void(a.onmessage=function(e){c(n=e.data),a.terminate(),t(n)})}catch(e){}c(n=f(s,u,p))}t(n)}).then(function(e){for(var t in e)n.supports[t]=e[t],n.supports.everything=n.supports.everything&&n.supports[t],"flag"!==t&&(n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&n.supports[t]);n.supports.everythingExceptFlag=n.supports.everythingExceptFlag&&!n.supports.flag,n.DOMReady=!1,n.readyCallback=function(){n.DOMReady=!0}}).then(function(){return e}).then(function(){var e;n.supports.everything||(n.readyCallback(),(e=n.source||{}).concatemoji?t(e.concatemoji):e.wpemoji&&e.twemoji&&(t(e.twemoji),t(e.wpemoji)))}))}((window,document),window._wpemojiSettings);
157/* ]]> */
158</script>
158
159<style id="wp-emoji-styles-inline-css">
160	img.wp-smiley, img.emoji {
161		display: inline !important;
162		border: none !important;
163		box-shadow: none !important;
164		height: 1em !important;
165		width: 1em !important;
166		margin: 0 0.07em !important;
167		vertical-align: -0.1em !important;
168		background: none !important;
169		padding: 0 !important;
170	}
171</style>
172<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-2-1" href="../wp-content/plugins/gutenberg-core/v18.3.0/build/block-library/style_m-1715382909i-cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
173<style id="wp-block-library-inline-css">
174.has-text-align-justify {
175	text-align:justify;
176}
177.wp-block-cover__image-background.has-parallax {
178	background-size: cover;
179}
180</style>
181<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-4-1" href="../_static/---eJzTLy/QzcxLzilNSS3WzyrWz01NyUxMzUnNTc0rQeEU5CRWphbp5qSmJyZX6uVm5uklFxfr6OPTDpRD5sM02efaGpoZmFkYGRuZGmQBAHPvL0Y--cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
182<style id="jetpack-sharing-buttons-style-inline-css">
183.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:flex;flex-direction:row;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0;list-style-type:none;margin:5px;padding:0}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-small-icon-size{font-size:12px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-normal-icon-size{font-size:16px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-large-icon-size{font-size:24px}.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-huge-icon-size{font-size:36px}@media print{.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list{display:none!important}}.editor-styles-wrapper .wp-block-jetpack-sharing-buttons{gap:0;padding-inline-start:0}ul.jetpack-sharing-buttons__services-list.has-background{padding:1.25em 2.375em}
184</style>
185<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-6-1" href="../css/GPB/TDthVT3U--cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
186<style id="classic-theme-styles-inline-css">
187/*! This file is auto-generated */
188.wp-block-button__link{color:#fff;background-color:#32373c;border-radius:9999px;box-shadow:none;text-decoration:none;padding:calc(.667em + 2px) calc(1.333em + 2px);font-size:1.125em}.wp-block-file__button{background:#32373c;color:#fff;text-decoration:none}
189</style>
190<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-8-1" href="../_static/---eJx9jcEKg0AMRH-oaVhorR7Eb9E16IpZg8min2889FZ6GYbhPQYPgbhlo2zIBWQtU8qKcdvJd5be0AmmMfW0Ejv2jKoP/K0daZzIXNdvB6PzvyJ-A8MgO6mCJ6fCYLN/6e113IZXU9WfUL/DcgHSTkDo-cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
191<style id="global-styles-inline-css">
192:root{--wp--preset--color--black: #000000;--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray: #abb8c3;--wp--preset--color--white: #ffffff;--wp--preset--color--pale-pink: #f78da7;--wp--preset--color--vivid-red: #cf2e2e;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange: #ff6900;--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber: #fcb900;--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan: #7bdcb5;--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan: #00d084;--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue: #8ed1fc;--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue: #0693e3;--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple: #9b51e0;--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(6,147,227,1) 0%,rgb(155,81,224) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(122,220,180) 0%,rgb(0,208,130) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(252,185,0,1) 0%,rgba(255,105,0,1) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red: linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(255,105,0,1) 0%,rgb(207,46,46) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(238,238,238) 0%,rgb(169,184,195) 100%);
192--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(74,234,220) 0%,rgb(151,120,209) 20%,rgb(207,42,186) 40%,rgb(238,44,130) 60%,rgb(251,105,98) 80%,rgb(254,248,76) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,206,236) 0%,rgb(152,150,240) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(254,205,165) 0%,rgb(254,45,45) 50%,rgb(107,0,62) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,203,112) 0%,rgb(199,81,192) 50%,rgb(65,88,208) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(255,245,203) 0%,rgb(182,227,212) 50%,rgb(51,167,181) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(202,248,128) 0%,rgb(113,206,126) 100%);--wp--preset--gradient--midnight: linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(2,3,129) 0%,rgb(40,116,252) 100%);--wp--preset--font-size--small: 13px;--wp--preset--font-size--medium: 20px;--wp--preset--font-size--large: 36px;--wp--preset--font-size--x-large: 42px;--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans: 'Albert Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya: Alegreya, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--arvo: Arvo, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda: 'Bodoni Moda', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque: 'Bricolage Grotesque', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cabin: Cabin, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--chivo: Chivo, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner: Commissioner, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant: Cormorant, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime: 'Courier Prime', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro: 'Crimson Pro', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono: 'DM Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans: 'DM Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display: 'DM Serif Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--domine: Domine, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond: 'EB Garamond', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue: Epilogue, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang: Fahkwang, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--figtree: Figtree, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans: 'Fira Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one: 'Fjalla One', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces: Fraunces, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito: Gabarito, system-ui;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono: 'IBM Plex Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans: 'IBM Plex Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova: 'Ibarra Real Nova', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif: 'Instrument Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--inter: Inter, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans: 'Josefin Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--jost: Jost, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville: 'Libre Baskerville', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin: 'Libre Franklin', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--literata: Literata, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--lora: Lora, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather: Merriweather, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat: Montserrat, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader: Newsreader, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono: 'Noto Sans Mono', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--nunito: Nunito, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--overpass: Overpass, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif: 'PT Serif', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--petrona: Petrona, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla: Piazzolla, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display: 'Playfair Display', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans: 'Plus Jakarta Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--poppins: Poppins, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--raleway: Raleway, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto: Roboto, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab: 'Roboto Slab', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rubik: Rubik, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--rufina: Rufina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--sora: Sora, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3: 'Source Sans 3', sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4: 'Source Serif 4', serif;--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono: 'Space Mono', monospace;--wp--preset--font-family--syne: Syne, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--texturina: Texturina, serif;--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist: Urbanist, sans-serif;--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans: 'Work Sans', sans-serif;--wp--preset--spacing--20: 0.44rem;--wp--preset--spacing--30: 0.67rem;--wp--preset--spacing--40: 1rem;--wp--preset--spacing--50: 1.5rem;--wp--preset--spacing--60: 2.25rem;--wp--preset--spacing--70: 3.38rem;--wp--preset--spacing--80: 5.06rem;--wp--preset--shadow--natural: 6px 6px 9px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--deep: 12px 12px 50px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);--wp--preset--shadow--sharp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);--wp--preset--shadow--outlined: 6px 6px 0px -3px rgba(255, 255, 255, 1), 6px 6px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);--wp--preset--shadow--crisp: 6px 6px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);}:where(.is-layout-flex){gap: 0.5em;}:where(.is-layout-grid){gap: 0.5em;}body .is-layout-flex{display: flex;}.is-layout-flex{flex-wrap: wrap;align-items: center;}.is-layout-flex > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}body .is-layout-grid{display: grid;}.is-layout-grid > :is(*, div){margin: 0;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}.has-black-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-color{color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-background-color{background-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-black-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--black) !important;}.has-cyan-bluish-gray-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-white-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--white) !important;}.has-pale-pink-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-pink) !important;}.has-vivid-red-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-red) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--luminous-vivid-amber) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--light-green-cyan) !important;}.has-vivid-green-cyan-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-pale-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--pale-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-cyan-blue) !important;}.has-vivid-purple-border-color{border-color: var(--wp--preset--color--vivid-purple) !important;}.has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple) !important;}.has-light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--light-green-cyan-to-vivid-green-cyan) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange) !important;}.has-luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-vivid-orange-to-vivid-red) !important;}
192.has-very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--very-light-gray-to-cyan-bluish-gray) !important;}.has-cool-to-warm-spectrum-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--cool-to-warm-spectrum) !important;}.has-blush-light-purple-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-light-purple) !important;}.has-blush-bordeaux-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--blush-bordeaux) !important;}.has-luminous-dusk-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--luminous-dusk) !important;}.has-pale-ocean-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--pale-ocean) !important;}.has-electric-grass-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--electric-grass) !important;}.has-midnight-gradient-background{background: var(--wp--preset--gradient--midnight) !important;}.has-small-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--small) !important;}.has-medium-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--medium) !important;}.has-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--large) !important;}.has-x-large-font-size{font-size: var(--wp--preset--font-size--x-large) !important;}.has-albert-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--albert-sans) !important;}.has-alegreya-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--alegreya) !important;}.has-arvo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--arvo) !important;}.has-bodoni-moda-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bodoni-moda) !important;}.has-bricolage-grotesque-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--bricolage-grotesque) !important;}.has-cabin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cabin) !important;}.has-chivo-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--chivo) !important;}.has-commissioner-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--commissioner) !important;}.has-cormorant-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--cormorant) !important;}.has-courier-prime-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--courier-prime) !important;}.has-crimson-pro-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--crimson-pro) !important;}.has-dm-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-mono) !important;}.has-dm-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-sans) !important;}.has-dm-serif-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--dm-serif-display) !important;}.has-domine-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--domine) !important;}.has-eb-garamond-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--eb-garamond) !important;}.has-epilogue-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--epilogue) !important;}.has-fahkwang-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fahkwang) !important;}.has-figtree-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--figtree) !important;}.has-fira-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fira-sans) !important;}.has-fjalla-one-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fjalla-one) !important;}.has-fraunces-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--fraunces) !important;}.has-gabarito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--gabarito) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-mono) !important;}.has-ibm-plex-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibm-plex-sans) !important;}.has-ibarra-real-nova-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--ibarra-real-nova) !important;}.has-instrument-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--instrument-serif) !important;}.has-inter-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--inter) !important;}.has-josefin-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--josefin-sans) !important;}.has-jost-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--jost) !important;}.has-libre-baskerville-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-baskerville) !important;}.has-libre-franklin-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--libre-franklin) !important;}.has-literata-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--literata) !important;}.has-lora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--lora) !important;}.has-merriweather-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--merriweather) !important;}.has-montserrat-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--montserrat) !important;}.has-newsreader-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--newsreader) !important;}.has-noto-sans-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--noto-sans-mono) !important;}.has-nunito-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--nunito) !important;}.has-open-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--open-sans) !important;}.has-overpass-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--overpass) !important;}.has-pt-serif-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--pt-serif) !important;}.has-petrona-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--petrona) !important;}.has-piazzolla-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--piazzolla) !important;}.has-playfair-display-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--playfair-display) !important;}.has-plus-jakarta-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--plus-jakarta-sans) !important;}.has-poppins-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--poppins) !important;}.has-raleway-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--raleway) !important;}.has-roboto-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto) !important;}.has-roboto-slab-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--roboto-slab) !important;}.has-rubik-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rubik) !important;}.has-rufina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--rufina) !important;}.has-sora-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--sora) !important;}.has-source-sans-3-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-sans-3) !important;}.has-source-serif-4-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--source-serif-4) !important;}.has-space-mono-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--space-mono) !important;}.has-syne-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--syne) !important;}.has-texturina-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--texturina) !important;}.has-urbanist-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--urbanist) !important;}.has-work-sans-font-family{font-family: var(--wp--preset--font-family--work-sans) !important;}
193:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-flex){gap: 2em;}:where(.wp-block-columns.is-layout-grid){gap: 2em;}
194:where(.wp-block-pullquote){font-size: 1.5em;line-height: 1.6;}
195:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-flex){gap: 1.25em;}:where(.wp-block-post-template.is-layout-grid){gap: 1.25em;}
196</style>
197<link rel="stylesheet" id="sela-fonts-css" href="../css-family-Source-Sans-Pro-300-300italic-400-400italic-600-Droid-Serif-400-400italic-Oswald-300-400-subset-latin-latin-ext.css" media="all"/>
198<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-12-1" href="../css/CBVAcQ8gak3D39peZTT1JNCWP44LtPLUXlI5riIr8VdfHG5V9qpsFH26KFRnV1lk7hqLf7jdar9WE3PgDRKW4x-cssminify-yes_ooueinba7e32f4p3o35pmt.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
199<link rel="stylesheet" id="print-css-13-1" href="../wp-content/mu-plugins/global-print/global-print_m-1465851035i-cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="print"/>
200<style id="jetpack-global-styles-frontend-style-inline-css">
201:root { --font-headings: unset; --font-base: unset; --font-headings-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif; --font-base-default: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Oxygen-Sans,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Helvetica Neue",sans-serif;}
202</style>
203<link rel="stylesheet" id="all-css-16-1" href="../wp-content/themes/h4/global_m-1420737423i-cssminify-yes.css" type="text/css" media="all"/>
204<script type="text/javascript" id="media-video-jwt-bridge-js-extra">
205/* <![CDATA[ */
206var videopressAjax = {"ajaxUrl":"https:\/\/thebooksocietysite.wordpress.com\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php","bridgeUrl":"\/wp-content\/mu-plugins\/jetpack-plugin\/sun\/jetpack_vendor\/automattic\/jetpack-videopress\/build\/lib\/token-bridge.js","post_id":"82"};
207/* ]]> */
208</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 208
208
209<script type="text/javascript" id="wpcom-actionbar-placeholder-js-extra">
210/* <![CDATA[ */
211var actionbardata = {"siteID":"116955728","postID":"0","siteURL":"https:\/\/thebooksocietysite.com","xhrURL":"/","nonce":"be32183375","isLoggedIn":"","statusMessage":"","subsEmailDefault":"instantly","proxyScriptUrl":"../wp-content/js/wpcom-proxy-request_ver-20211021.js","i18n":{"followedText":"New posts from this site will now appear in your <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/read\">Reader<\/a>","foldBar":"Collapse this bar","unfoldBar":"Expand this bar"}};
212/* ]]> */
213</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 213
213
214<script type="text/javascript" src="../script/bY7t0LZvZnHQ--_uimmkwcjrzaoystp0vucte.js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 214
214
215<script type="text/javascript" id="rlt-proxy-js-after">
216/* <![CDATA[ */
217	window.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() {
218		rltInitialize( {"token":null,"iframeOrigins":["https:\/\/widgets.wp.com"]} );
219	} );
220/* ]]> */
221</script>
221
222<link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" title="RSD" href="https://thebooksocietysite.wordpress.com/xmlrpc.php?rsd"/>
223<meta name="generator" content="WordPress.com"/>
224<!-- Jetpack Open Graph Tags -->
225<meta property="og:type" content="website"/>
226<meta property="og:title" content="The Book Society 1929-69"/>
227<meta property="og:description" content="A guide to the bestselling monthly book club authors of the twentieth century"/>
228<meta property="og:url" content="https://thebooksocietysite.com/blog/"/>
229<meta property="og:site_name" content="The Book Society 1929-69"/>
230<meta property="og:image" content="../i/blank.jpg"/>
231<meta property="og:image:alt" content=""/>
232<meta property="og:locale" content="en_US"/>
233<!-- End Jetpack Open Graph Tags -->
234<link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="../i/favicon.ico" sizes="16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48"/>
235<link rel="icon" type="image/x-icon" href="../i/favicon.ico" sizes="16x16 24x24 32x32 48x48"/>
236<link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="../i/webclip.png"/>
237<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://thebooksocietysite.com/osd.xml" title="The Book Society 1929-69"/>
238<link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="https://s1.wp.com/opensearch.xml" title="WordPress.com"/>
239<meta name="application-name" content="The Book Society 1929-69"/><meta name="msapplication-window" content="width=device-width;height=device-height"/><meta name="msapplication-tooltip" content="A guide to the bestselling monthly book club authors of the twentieth century"/><meta name="description" content="A guide to the bestselling monthly book club authors of the twentieth century"/>
240	<style type="text/css" id="sela-header-css">
241					.site-title a,
242			.site-description {
243				color: #333333;
244			}
245			</style>
246	</head>
247<body class="blog customizer-styles-applied not-multi-author display-header-text jetpack-reblog-enabled">
248<div id="page" class="hfeed site">
249	<header id="masthead" class="site-header" role="banner">
250		<a class="skip-link screen-reader-text" href="#content" title="Skip to content">Skip to content</a>
251		<div class="site-branding">
252			<a href="/" class="site-logo-link" rel="home" itemprop="url"></a>			<h1 class="site-title"><a href="/" title="The Book Society 1929-69" rel="home">The Book Society 1929-69</a></h1>
253							<h2 class="site-description">A guide to the bestselling monthly book club authors of the twentieth century</h2>
254					</div><!-- .site-branding -->
255		<nav id="site-navigation" class="main-navigation" role="navigation">
256			<button class="menu-toggle" aria-controls="menu" aria-expanded="false">Menu</button>
257			<div class="menu"><ul>
258<li><a href="/">Home</a></li><li class="page_item page-item-49 page_item_has_children"><a href="../monthly-choices/">Monthly Choices by&nbsp;year</a>
259<ul class="children">
260	<li class="page_item page-item-173"><a href="../monthly-choices/diary-of-a-provincial-lady/">Diary of a Provincial&nbsp;Lady</a></li>
261	<li class="page_item page-item-62"><a href="../monthly-choices/gallipoli-memories/">Gallipoli Memories</a></li>
262	<li class="page_item page-item-138"><a href="../monthly-choices/whiteoaks/">Whiteoaks</a></li>
263</ul>
264</li>
265<li class="page_item page-item-3"><a href="../about/">About</a></li>
266<li class="page_item page-item-4"><a href="../contact/">Contact</a></li>
267<li class="page_item page-item-5 current_page_item"><a href="../blog/" aria-current="page">Blog</a></li>
268</ul></div>
269		</nav><!-- #site-navigation -->
270	</header><!-- #masthead -->
271	<div id="content" class="site-content">
272	<div id="primary" class="content-area">
273		<main id="main" class="site-main" role="main">
274<article id="post-82" class="post-82 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized without-featured-image">
275	<header class="entry-header ">
276					<h1 class="entry-title"><a href="../2016/09/22/welcome/" rel="bookmark">Welcome!</a></h1>			</header><!-- .entry-header -->
277	<div class="entry-body">
278				<div class="entry-meta">
279			<span class="date"><a href="../2016/09/22/welcome/" title="Permalink to Welcome!" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2016-09-22T13:53:08+00:00">September 22, 2016</time><time class="updated" datetime="2016-09-28T18:54:27+00:00">September 28, 2016</time></a></span><span class="comments-link"><a href="../2016/09/22/welcome/#respond">Leave a comment</a></span>		</div><!-- .entry-meta -->
280				<div class="entry-content">
281			<p>Welcome to this site about the Book Society, Britain’s first celebrity book club.</p>
282<p>The Book Society ran between 1929-69 and was modelled on the American Book-of-the-Month club. Like its American counterpart, the Book Society had a huge effect upon sales and distribution and allowed a whole new class of readers to buy books.</p>
283<p>To detractors like Q. D. Leavis the Book Society meant the standardisation of taste and conformity, to others like Margaret Cole it was &#8216;the opening stage of a real revolution’ in giving more people access to books (<em>
283Books and the People</em>, 1938, 6).</p>
284<p>The Book Society’s celebrity judges sidestepped the culture wars of the mid-C20, celebrating their club and its readers as what J. B. Priestley called &#8216;Broadbrows’: those &#8216;who snap their fingers at fashions, who only ask that a thing should have character and art, should be enthralling, and do not give a fig whether it is popular or unpopular, born in Blackburn or Baku’ (&#8216;High, Low, Broad, <em>Saturday Review</em> 20 Feb<em>. </em>1926, 222).</p>
285<p>Book Society members lived in many countries and we do not know how much they  discussed the books they received through the post with colleagues or family or friends. But they formed a community of sorts through their membership, monthly reading patterns, and the stock of books that piled up on their shelves.</p>
286<p>The site aims to highlight the story of the Book Society and will include blog posts, summaries, and guides to some of its eclectic and varied reads.</p>
287					</div><!-- .entry-content -->
288			</div><!-- .entry-body -->
289</article><!-- #post-## -->
290		</main><!-- #main -->
291	</div><!-- #primary -->
292	<div id="secondary" class="widget-area sidebar-widget-area" role="complementary">
293		<aside id="search-1" class="widget widget_search"><h3 class="widget-title">Search</h3><form role="search" method="get" class="search-form" action="/">
294				<label>
295					<span class="screen-reader-text">Search for:</span>
296					<input type="search" class="search-field" placeholder="Search …" value="" name="s"/>
297				</label>
298				<input type="submit" class="search-submit" value="Search"/>
299			</form></aside>
300		<aside id="recent-posts-1" class="widget widget_recent_entries">
301		<h3 class="widget-title">Recent Posts</h3>
302		<ul>
303											<li>
304					<a href="../2016/09/22/welcome/">Welcome!</a>
305									</li>
306					</ul>
307		</aside><aside id="archives-1" class="widget widget_archive"><h3 class="widget-title">Archives</h3>
308			<ul>
309					<li><a href="../2016/09/">September 2016</a></li>
310			</ul>
311			</aside>	</div><!-- #secondary -->
312	</div><!-- #content -->
313<div id="tertiary" class="widget-area footer-widget-area" role="complementary">
314		<div id="widget-area-2" class="widget-area">
315		<aside id="widget_contact_info-1" class="widget widget_contact_info"><h3 class="widget-title">English Literature at the University of Reading </h3><div itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/LocalBusiness"><div class="confit-address" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/PostalAddress" itemprop="address"><a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?z=16&amp;q=english%2Bliterature%2Bdepartment%2C%2Bhumss%2C%2Bwhiteknights%2C%2Buniversity%2Bof%2Breading%2C%2Brg6%2B6%2Bah%2Bhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.reading.ac.uk%2Fenglish-literature%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">English Literature Department, Humss, Whiteknights, University of Reading, RG6 6 AH
316<br/>
317<br/>http://www.reading.ac.uk/english-literature/</a></div><div class="confit-phone"><span itemprop="telephone"> </span></div></div></aside>	</div><!-- #widget-area-2 -->
318		<div id="widget-area-3" class="widget-area">
319		<aside id="text-1" class="widget widget_text"><h3 class="widget-title">Funded by the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme</h3>			<div class="textwidget"><p><img src="../2016/09/ba-logo-strap-black-white-1.jpg" alt="BA"/></p>
320</div>
321		</aside>	</div><!-- #widget-area-3 -->
322		<div id="widget-area-4" class="widget-area">
323			</div><!-- #widget-area-4 -->
324	</div><!-- #tertiary -->
325	<footer id="colophon" class="site-footer">
326		<div class="site-info" role="contentinfo">
327			<a href="https://wordpress.com/?ref=footer_blog" rel="nofollow">Blog at WordPress.com.</a>
328					</div><!-- .site-info -->
329	</footer><!-- #colophon -->
330</div><!-- #page -->
331<!--  -->
332<script type="text/javascript" src="../js/hovercards/hovercards.min_ver-2024204d47d929f88574eb4a47e5b1778b683b87e7f6078bb6a33f34c1178752e83406.js" id="grofiles-cards-js"></script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 332
332
333<script type="text/javascript" id="wpgroho-js-extra">
334/* <![CDATA[ */
335var WPGroHo = {"my_hash":""};
336/* ]]> */
337</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 337
337
338<script type="text/javascript" src="../wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho_m-1610363240i.js"></script>
338
339	
339<script>
340		// Initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars
341		( function() {
342			function init() {
343				if ( typeof Gravatar === 'undefined' ) {
344					return;
345				}
346				if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== 'function' ) {
347					return;
348				}
349				Gravatar.profile_cb = function ( hash, id ) {
350					WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id );
351				};
352				Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash;
353				Gravatar.init(
354					'body',
355					'#wp-admin-bar-my-account',
356					{
357						i18n: {
358							'Edit your profile': 'Edit your profile',
359							'View profile': 'View profile',
360							'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.': 'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.',
361							'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile. Please check your internet connection.': 'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile. Please check your internet connection.',
362						},
363					}
364				);
365			}
366			if ( document.readyState !== 'loading' ) {
367				init();
368			} else {
369				document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
370			}
371		} )();
372	</script>
372
373		<div style="display:none">
374	</div>
375	<div id="actionbar" style="display: none;" class="actnbr-pub-sela actnbr-has-follow">
376		<ul>
377								<li class="actnbr-btn actnbr-hidden no-display" onclick="javascript:__tcfapi( 'showUi' );">
378						<a class="actnbr-action actnbr-actn-privacy" href="#">
379							<svg class="gridicon gridicons-info-outline" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M13 9h-2V7h2v2zm0 2h-2v6h2v-6zm-1-7c-4.41 0-8 3.59-8 8s3.59 8 8 8 8-3.59 8-8-3.59-8-8-8m0-2c5.523 0 10 4.477 10 10s-4.477 10-10 10S2 17.523 2 12 6.477 2 12 2z"/></g></svg>							<span>Privacy						</span>
380						</a>
381					</li>
382							<li class="actnbr-ellipsis actnbr-hidden">
383				<svg class="gridicon gridicons-ellipsis" height="24" width="24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M7 12c0 1.104-.896 2-2 2s-2-.896-2-2 .896-2 2-2 2 .896 2 2zm12-2c-1.104 0-2 .896-2 2s.896 2 2 2 2-.896 2-2-.896-2-2-2zm-7 0c-1.104 0-2 .896-2 2s.896 2 2 2 2-.896 2-2-.896-2-2-2z"/></g></svg>				<div class="actnbr-popover tip tip-top-left actnbr-more">
384					<div class="tip-arrow"></div>
385					<div class="tip-inner">
386						<ul>
387									<li class="actnbr-sitename">
388			<a href="/">
389				<img alt="" src="../i/logo/wpcom-gray-white.png" srcset="../i/logo/wpcom-gray-white.png 1x" class="avatar avatar-50" height="50" width="50"/>				The Book Society 1929-69			</a>
390		</li>
391								<li class="actnbr-folded-customize">
392								<a href="https://thebooksocietysite.wordpress.com/wp-admin/customize.php?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthebooksocietysite.wordpress.com%2Fblog%2F">
393									<svg class="gridicon gridicons-customize" height="20" width="20" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewbox="0 0 24 24"><g><path d="M2 6c0-1.505.78-3.08 2-4 0 .845.69 2 2 2 1.657 0 3 1.343 3 3 0 .386-.08.752-.212 1.09.74.594 1.476 1.19 2.19 1.81L8.9 11.98c-.62-.716-1.214-1.454-1.807-2.192C6.753 9.92 6.387 10 6 10c-2.21 0-4-1.79-4-4zm12.152 6.848l1.34-1.34c.607.304 1.283.492 2.008.492 2.485 0 4.5-2.015 4.5-4.5 0-.725-.188-1.4-.493-2.007L18 9l-2-2 3.507-3.507C18.9 3.188 18.225 3 17.5 3 15.015 3 13 5.015 13 7.5c0 .725.188 1.4.493 2.007L3 20l2 2 6.848-6.848c1.885 1.928 3.874 3.753 5.977 5.45l1.425 1.148 1.5-1.5-1.15-1.425c-1.695-2.103-3.52-4.092-5.448-5.977z"/></g></svg>									<span>Customize</span>
394								</a>
395							</li>
396																<li class="actnbr-signup"><a href="https://wordpress.com/start/">Sign up</a></li>
397									<li class="actnbr-login"><a href="https://wordpress.com/log-in?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fr-login.wordpress.com%2Fremote-login.php%3Faction%3Dlink%26back%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fthebooksocietysite.com%252F2016%252F09%252F22%252Fwelcome%252F">Log in</a></li>
398																	<li class="flb-report">
399										<a href="https://wordpress.com/abuse/?report_url=https://thebooksocietysite.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">
400											Report this content										</a>
401									</li>
402																	<li class="actnbr-subs">
403										<a href="https://subscribe.wordpress.com/">Manage subscriptions</a>
404									</li>
405														</ul>
406					</div>
407				</div>
408			</li>
409		</ul>
410	</div>
411<script>
412window.addEventListener( "load", function( event ) {
413	var link = document.createElement( "link" );
414	link.href = "../wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar.css?v=20240115";
415	link.type = "text/css";
416	link.rel = "stylesheet";
417	document.head.appendChild( link );
418	var script = document.createElement( "script" );
419	script.src = "../wp-content/mu-plugins/actionbar/actionbar_v-20231122.js";
420	script.defer = true;
421	document.body.appendChild( script );
422} );
423</script>
423
424	
424<script type="text/javascript" src="../_static/---eJyNy0sOgCAMANELidVExY3xLEiKFqSQFD/H1xMYV7N5A1dWNnFBLlA2jCiQjwUEdwNegM1JqymUuPZSwTeWQFntxEG5ZA9Rju4/19uXzXFqu3YcdaP7wT-ztzZs.js"></script>
424
425	
425<script type="text/javascript">
426		(function () {
427			var wpcom_reblog = {
428				source: 'toolbar',
429				toggle_reblog_box_flair: function (obj_id, post_id) {
430					// Go to site selector. This will redirect to their blog if they only have one.
431					const postEndpoint = `https://wordpress.com/post`;
432					// Ideally we would use the permalink here, but fortunately this will be replaced with the 
433					// post permalink in the editor.
434					const originalURL = `${ document.location.href }?page_id=${ post_id }`; 
435					const url =
436						postEndpoint +
437						'?url=' +
438						encodeURIComponent( originalURL ) +
439						'&is_post_share=true' +
440						'&v=5';
441					const redirect = function () {
442						if (
443							! window.open( url, '_blank' )
444						) {
445						}
446					};
447					if ( /Firefox/.test( navigator.userAgent ) ) {
448						setTimeout( redirect, 0 );
449					} else {
450						redirect();
451					}
452				},
453			};
454			window.wpcom_reblog = wpcom_reblog;
455		})();
456	</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 456
456
457<script type="text/javascript">
458// <![CDATA[
459(function() {
460try{
461  if ( window.external &&'msIsSiteMode' in window.external) {
462    if (window.external.msIsSiteMode()) {
463      var jl = document.createElement('script');
464      jl.type='text/javascript';
465      jl.async=true;
466      jl.src='/';
467      var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0];
468      s.parentNode.insertBefore(jl, s);
469    }
470  }
471}catch(e){}
472})();
473// ]]>
474</script>
474<script src="../w_67.js" defer></script>
474 
474<script type="text/javascript">
475_tkq = window._tkq || [];
476_stq = window._stq || [];
477_tkq.push(['storeContext', {'blog_id':'116955728','blog_tz':'0','user_lang':'en','blog_lang':'en','user_id':'0'}]);
478_stq.push(['view', {'blog':'116955728','v':'wpcom','tz':'0','user_id':'0','subd':'thebooksocietysite'}]);
479		_stq.push(['extra', {'crypt':'UE40eW5QN0p8M2Y/RE1mNzc2NTVTamdsd0xoLz9RQkM2K298TXY9bERQMXc2MjhEaVZfb2wwakRoSj0mUkp1THptM1NdbkV1WjZIcU9mVWQmPUIvMlN6Jk8wW3NYVEJ3dWZOWExuWD9rQSxDdlMyfm9IenNfTUZzLk5OR35LUXhTQWNxR0dbfEhdVWRWTGJDc3hfSXc0cGZBcndtPWFmR1c1djZkbzgmMVhnW0JhTiUvLlBmdyxHRmRbVS1NUDFVZFZ+dTRHYyslbDE2VT1tPywuLWVKQVZMVGhmdW1yd0hiRX5oekdIUEl6dllXXUIyeS1SbzhtX0tXX2NOWDE/dTVoLnNzNHFwdXo/d3J4RGJ5cUw5JVVVLHpOTklpP0hbLk5PY25ZSQ=='}]);
480_stq.push([ 'clickTrackerInit', '116955728', '0' ]);
481</script>
481
482<noscript><img src="../b_v-noscript.gif" style="height:1px;width:1px;overflow:hidden;position:absolute;bottom:1px;" alt=""/></noscript>
483<script>
484if ( 'object' === typeof wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info ) {
485	wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.init();
486	var mobileStatsQueryString = "";
487	if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName )
488		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_platforms' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedPlatformName;
489	if( false !== wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName )
490		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'mobile_devices' + '=' + wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.matchedUserAgentName;
491	if( wpcom_mobile_user_agent_info.isIPad() )
492		mobileStatsQueryString += "&x_" + 'ipad_views' + '=' + 'views';
493	if( "" != mobileStatsQueryString ) {
494		new Image().src = document.location.protocol + 'https://pixel.wp.com/g.gif?v=wpcom-no-pv' + mobileStatsQueryString + '&baba=' + Math.random();
495	}
496}
497</script>
vendor: 1 bytes, line 497
497
498<script type="module" src="https://static.cloudflareinsights.com/beacon.min.js/v4bc70e2c01a94c73b74392e4234840661791215815920" integrity="sha512-L0ha0OXavK/8okipN9F8BtP84dg9DUhPERbBXzwI6dgTA55d2+yweo3pn5CSFYs45/r8md2+xvUPtTdvTNRfjA==" data-cf-beacon='{"version":"2024.11.0","token":"4c0786a01c374095ae7f371a20e56be6","r":1,"spa":2}' crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
498
499</body>
500</html>

Line numbers count LF bytes from the start of the resource, as the search results do. Vendor segments are library code the classifier recognised; they are stored but not indexed. Bytes are shown as Latin1 characters, one per byte.