First published in 1978.This book surveys the history of the Press as a whole in relation to the development of society - beginning with the introduction of the art of printing into England in 1476.
Chapter 1 From the beginnings to 1695; Chapter 2 Intelligence, instruction and entertainment 1695–1760; Chapter 3 Liberty, licentiousness and venality; Chapter 4 The early Radical Press and the Sunday newspaper; Chapter 5 The growth of a new reading public and the struggle to control it; Chapter 6 The age of The Times; Chapter 7 The provincial Press, 1701–1854; Chapter 8 The explosion: from 1855 to the advent of Northcliffe; conclusion Conclusion;
