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gruseom
on Jan 13, 2014
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The Lost World of the London Coffeehouse
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.
nate_meurer
on Jan 13, 2014
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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).
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