Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Figure and Tables -- List of Maps -- List of Illustrations -- INTRODUCTION -- Chapter 1 A WINDOW TO THE WORLD OF LITERACY: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS -- Chapter 2 THE SLOW ADVANCE OF LITERACY IN PEASANT CULTURE -- Chapter 3 LITERACY AMONG THE NOBILITY -- Chapter 4 THE LOWER NOBILITY AND THE ORAL TRADITION -- Chapter 5 AN OUTLOOK IN TIME: NATIONALITIES AND THE SPREAD OF LITERACY AFTER THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN COMPROMISE -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index