Robert Hoe's short history of the printing press, published in 1902, follows the machine from Gutenberg's day to the early twentieth century. Most of the book is about the nineteenth century, when almost all the big advances came.
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Robert Hoe's short history of the printing press, published in 1902, follows the machine from Gutenberg's day to the early twentieth century. Most of the book is about the nineteenth century, when almost all the big advances came. It starts with the iron Stanhope press and moves through the Columbian, the Washington hand press and the great steam-driven machines.
Hoe was himself head of a leading press-making firm, so he writes as an insider. Marcus Locke reads the book in a little over an hour and a half.
For listeners curious about how the printed page was made, and the machines behind it.
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Details
Length
1 hr 40 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
May 2026
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798240147500
Questions
Who narrates the A Short History of the Printing Press audiobook?
This edition of A Short History of the Printing Press by Robert Hoe is narrated by Marcus Locke.
How long is the A Short History of the Printing Press audiobook?
It runs 1 hr 40 min, unabridged, so you hear the complete text.
Is this audiobook narrated by a real person?
Yes. Every Academy Voices audiobook is Certified Human Voice: performed start to finish by a real narrator.
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