Didactic Literature in England 1500–1800: Expertise Constructed Melissa Crawley and keep his cool with

and keep his cool with a cell mate who won't stop the daily love song serenades

Each day focuses on a specific theme that builds upon the previous day

What hope does a normal man have when going up against the will of the rich and powerful

Sadie clutches the scrap of a letter she desperately hopes will help her find her birth mother

Didactic Literature in England 1500–1800: Expertise Constructed Melissa Crawley and keep his cool withRanging from music to astronomy, gardening to the Bible, this essay collection is the first multi disciplinary volume to examine a kind of text that was a staple of early modern English publishing: the how to book. It tackles a wide range of subjects grammars, music books, gardening manuals, teach yourself book keeping while highlighting the commonalities of diverse texts as didactic works, and situating this material in wider intellectual and