Victoria Gardner is an historian of eighteenth-century Britain, with a particular interest in the intersections between economics and culture. She has published articles and chapters on the business of early modern print culture and the newspaper press, most recently co-editing The Book Trade in Early Modern England (2013). Following appointments at the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester and Hull, Victoria has recently joined Wellington College, Berkshire, UK.

• 1. The English Press 2. Advertisements, Agents and Exchange 3. Provincial Newspaper Proprietors 4. Securing the Family, Embedding the Trade 5. Communities and Communications Brokers 6. News Networks