What’s a Chapbook?

Chapbooks are thin, inexpensive booklets sold by peddlers since the 16th century. They contain various materials, from religious tracts to poetry. They were popular before the 19th century and sold door to door or at public events. Today, chapbooks are mostly associated with poetry and can be self-published inexpensively. A chapbook is a thin, inexpensively […]

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