Episode 267 – The Rise of Reading Rooms

Welsh History Podcast by Jonathan Williams

Jul 6, 202636:10Society & Culture

It was at a time when many were considering with concern the role of children in society and protecting them from having to work early in life. With it came a new sense that literacy was critical in this new age.

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