In Regency England news waspassed by word of mouth, by private letter and in the newspapers. This meantnewspapers were highly prized as a source of printed information.

As today, a wide variety ofnewspapers were published. Most were distributed locally, although some foundtheir way across the country and even abroad. Copies were passed from reader toreader, each of whom would avidly devour the contents even if it was a fewmonths old.

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