3012English LiteratureMedium
What was the impact on literature of the Education Act of 1870, which made elementary schooling compulsory?
Anone of the above
Ba popular thirst for the \classics,\
Cthe emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
Da new market for basic textbooks which paid better than sophisticated novels or plays
Correct answer
C. the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed
Explanation
The correct answer is the emergence of a mass literate population at whom a new mass-produced literature could be directed.