# Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America - Hardcover

by **Ann R. Hawkins** (Editor), **Erin N. Bistline** (Editor), **Catherine S. Blackwell** (Editor)

A vital part of daily life in the nineteenth century, games and play were so familiar and so ubiquitous that their presence over time became almost invisible. Technological advances during the century allowed for easier manufacturing and distribution of board games and books about games, and the changing economic conditions created a larger market for them as well as more time in which to play them. These changing conditions not only made games more profitable, but they also increased the influence of games on many facets of culture. _Playing Games in Nineteenth-Century Britain and America_ focuses on the material and visual culture of both American and British games, examining how cultures of play intersect with evolving gender norms, economic structures, scientific discourses, social movements, and nationalist sentiments.

### Author Biography

**Ann R. Hawkins** is Assistant Provost for Graduate Education and Research in the Office of the Provost at the State University of New York System Administration. She is the editor of _Teaching Bibliography, Textual Criticism, and Book History_ and the nine-volume scholarly edition _Romantic Women Writers Reviewed_, and coeditor (with Maura Ives) of _Women Writers and the Artifacts of Celebrity in the Long Nineteenth Century_. **Erin N. Bistline** is Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. **Catherine S. Blackwell** is an independent scholar who specializes in long-nineteenth-century literature and culture. **Maura Ives** is Professor and Head of the Department of English at Texas A&M University. She is the author of _Christina Rossetti: A Descriptive Bibliography_ and editor of _George Meredith's Essay_ On Comedy _and Other_ New Quarterly Magazine _Publications: A Critical Edition_.

**Number of Pages:** 399

**Dimensions:** 1 x 9 x 6 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** November 01, 2021

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