Didactic Literature in England 1500–1800: Expertise Constructed Melissa Crawley Sadie clutches the scrap of

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

the author shares what it truly means to walk with Christ—day by day

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

Didactic Literature in England 1500–1800: Expertise Constructed Melissa Crawley Sadie clutches the scrap ofRanging 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