Reading habits changed in the eighteenth century in which of the following ways?
A) Literacy increased and access to printed material improved.
B) Ordinary people began to read more secular and contemporary philosophical works.
C) Forerunners to the modern lending libraries made their debut.
D) Solitary reading for reflection and personal pleasure became more widespread.
E) All of the above.
Ans: E
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