Circulating library
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A circulating library lent books to subscribers, and was first and foremost a business venture. The intention was to profit from lending books to the public for a fee.
Donald McDonald, stationer, and his Circulating Library, Gulgong, 1870
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Allan Ramsay (poet)
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Allan Ramsay was a Scottish poet, playwright, publisher, librarian and impresario of early Enlightenment Edinburgh. Ramsay's influence extended to England, foreshadowing the reaction that followed the
Circulating library
…located in millinery and stationery stores and midwives' offices. Circulation libraries would also employ single women, widows, and retired women. 1725, Allan Ramsay opened the first circulating library in Edinburgh, Scotland. 1728, the first circulating library in England was opened by James Leake…
Portrait by William Aikman, 1722
Allan Ramsay as depicted on the Scott Monument
Allan Ramsay Statue, Edinburgh
Monument to Allan Ramsay on the south side of Greyfriars Kirk