Re:The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
by gruseom on Monday January 13, 2014 @03:04PM
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As the article makes clear, the coffeehouse scene exploded in popularity well before the end of the 17th century. By 1675 the king is already trying (and failing) to shut them down.
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Re:The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
by nate_meurer on Monday January 13, 2014 @04:07PM
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Point granted, but irrelevant given the oppressive state of British publishing even before the Copyright Act of 1709 (see my edit above).