Last seen: Oct 19, 2020
Miserable lives of upper caste Hindu women especially widows.
Kailashbashini Debi, Tarabai Shinde, Pandita Ramabai.
Rashsundari Debi
Novels, lyrics, short stories, essays etc.
The first edition of the Indian religious text published in vernacular was the Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas.
The Persian newspapers were (a) Jam-l-Jahan Nama (b) Shamsul Akhbar
Bengal Gazette brought by Gangadhar Bhattacharya
James Augustus Hickey was the author of Bengal Gazette published in 1780.
Catholic priests printed the first Tamil book in 1579.
Portuguese missionaries in the mid-sixteenth century.
Sanskrit, Arabic, Persian and various other vernacular languages.
In the early 20th century, popular works in England were sold in cheap series called the Shilling Series.
The offset press could print up to six colours at a time.
Richard M. Hoe of New York perfected the power driven cylindrical press. It could print 8000 sheets per hour. It was useful for printing newspapers.
Jane Austen, Bronke Sisters and George Eliot
Penny magazines and manuals that taught housekeeping and proper behaviour.
Cartoons and Caricatures
Voltaire and Rousseau
Louise-Sebastien Mercier