"Television Won't Kill Books."

Citing increasing book sales and the health of cultural activities in general, Bates finds little to fear from television: "only bad writing can stop good reading...reading cannot be threatened by [television programs] any more than it can be threatened by a football match, a circus or a whist-drive." In the Daily Telegraph (1954).

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cx36
Title: 
"Television Won't Kill Books."
Genre: 
Essay
Page Count: 
1
Word Count: 
ca. 1000
Publisher: 
Daily Telegraph
Year of Publication: 
1954
Topic: 
Books
Document Type: 
Eads, Additions to
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