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33-488: Roberts drew on her Irish heritage to create an Irish heroine, Adelia "Dee" Cunnane. In the novel, Dee moves to the United States, where her sick uncle arranges for her to marry his employer, wealthy American horsebreeder Travis Grant. Although the early part of their relationship is marked by frequent arguments and misunderstanding, by the end of the story Travis and Dee reconcile. According to critic Mary Ellen Snodgrass ,

66-422: A list of newspapers with the largest circulation. In 2011, India led the world in terms of newspaper circulation with nearly 330 million newspapers circulated daily. In 2010, China topped the list in term of total newspaper circulation with 110.78 million a day, ahead of India in second with 100.993 million, followed by Japan, with 50.4 million; the United States, with 48.5 million; and Germany, with 19.7 million. In

99-437: A non-periodical publication (such as a book) are usually called print run . Circulation is not always the same as copies sold, often called paid circulation , since some issues are distributed without cost to the reader. Readership figures are usually higher than circulation figures because of the assumption that a typical copy is read by more than one person. Print circulation is a good proxy measure of print readership and

132-709: A readership of over 2.370 million (with a circulation base of over 2.4 million copies) has the most circulation in other languages. The 2022 circulation figures for the morning and evening editions of Japan's newspapers: Yomiuri Shimbun , 6,870,000; The Asahi Shimbun , 5,890,000; Mainichi Shimbun , 2,572,000; Nihon Keizai Shimbun , 1,731,000; Chunichi Shimbun / Tokyo Shimbun ,2,871 ,000; Sankei Shimbun , 1,330 ,000; Nikkan Sports , 1,661 ,828; Hokkaido Shimbun , 1,896,594; Shizuoka Shimbun , 1,479,000; . The Norwegian Media Businesses' Association publishes national circulation figures for every newspaper in Norway every year. In 2011

165-578: Is Le Journal de Montréal , which averaged 319,899 copies on Saturday, 267,404 Monday to Friday, and 264,733 on Sunday. Unlike in the United States, newspapers in Canada published their biggest and mostly widely read editions on Saturdays. The Audit Bureau of Circulations shows that the largest read local language newspapers to be Dainik Bhaskar (with 4.320 million readers) and Dainik Jagran (with 3.410 million readers), both published in Hindi . The Times of India

198-497: Is a member of Phi Beta Kappa . Snodgrass taught English and Latin at Hickory High School and Lenoir Rhyne University for 23 years. She is a member of the North Carolina Library Board and in 2013 chaired VOYA 's nonfiction honor list selection committee. Snodgrass has reviewed reference books for Booklist , Choice Reviews , Isis , and others and has won several reference books-of-the-year awards from

231-591: Is essentially Dee's antithesis. Roberts reused this plot point in other novels, including Song of the West . Mary Ellen Snodgrass Mary Ellen Snodgrass (born February 29, 1944) is an American educator and writer of textbooks and general reference works. Snodgrass was born on February 29, 1944, in Wilmington , North Carolina , to William and Lucy Robinson. She attended University of North Carolina at Greensboro (1966) and Appalachian State University and

264-637: Is not as polished as later Roberts works. Snodgrass cites many predictable elements, including the core "confrontation between an overconfident male and an assertive girl-woman". Throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, romance novel heroines were generally "trembling virgins", of an inferior class and power level than the hero. The hero often was very rich and powerful, while the heroine worked in traditional, subordinate, female roles, such as governess or secretary. The heroine of Irish Thoroughbred conformed to this pattern in part, by being sexually inexperienced, immature, and poor, but Roberts deliberately deviated from

297-564: Is the most popular paper in China. According to the Guinness Book of Records , the daily circulation of the Soviet newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda exceeded 21,500,000 in 1990, while the Soviet weekly Argumenty i Fakty boasted a circulation of 33,500,000 in 1991. In many developed countries, print circulation is falling due to social and technological changes such as the availability of news on

330-471: Is the most widely read English language newspaper ( 3.029 million), followed by Malayala Manorama (2.370 million), Amar Ujala (2.067 million), Hindustan Times (1.132 million), Eenadu (1.732 million), Daily Thanthi is a Tamil daily (1.498 million), Anandabazar Patrika is Bengali language newspaper(1.075 million). Malayala Manorama newspaper which is published in Malayalam from Kerala, currently has

363-578: Is thus one of the principal factors used to set print advertising rates (prices). In many countries, circulations are audited by independent bodies such as the Audit Bureau of Circulations to assure advertisers that a given newspaper does reach the number of people claimed by the publisher. There are international open access directories such as Mondo Times , but these generally rely on numbers reported by newspapers themselves. The World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) publishes

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396-529: Is unique, it is required to conform to the general parameters that define its line. The small number of books published in each line every month are numbered sequentially within the line. Irish Thoroughbred was number 81 in the Silhouette Romance line. Novels in this line espouse more traditional family values and place greater emphasis on the characters' emotions rather than their physical needs. Although these novels often describe sexual tension between

429-678: The American Library Association , Choice , and Library Journal . Her books have also been named editor's choice by the Hickory Daily Record , Booklist , and the New York Public Library . She married Hugh Snodgrass in 1984 and has a foster daughter, Deborah. She lives in Hickory, North Carolina . Print run Print circulation is the average number of copies of a publication . The number of copies of

462-572: The British Commonwealth , but in 1975 Harlequin relaxed its criteria slightly and purchased several novels from American Janet Dailey . Unconvinced that the market would appreciate novels such as Dailey's – all featuring American protagonists and set in the United States – Harlequin was unwilling to further expose itself to risk. As a result, the company quickly rejected Roberts's work; one editor explained that "they already had their American writer." In an effort to take advantage of

495-434: The 2019 survey, among the top 10 newspapers, all were Asian newspapers and four were Japanese newspapers. The Japanese Yomiuri Shimbun ( 読売新聞 ), Asahi Shimbun ( 朝日新聞 ) are still the largest circulated newspapers in the world. The Times of India is the largest circulated English-language daily newspaper in the world, across all formats (Broadsheet, Compact, Berliner and Online). Reference News ( 《参考消息》 )

528-563: The Irish culture in which Roberts had been raised. The opening pages, alluding to the introductory scene of Daphne du Maurier 's Rebecca , detailed the heroine's awed reaction to the extravagance of an American estate. This plotline of an impoverished Irishwoman's surprise at the wealth of America essentially reframed the Irish emigration to the United States of the 19th century. According to literary critic Mary Ellen Snodgrass , Irish Thoroughbred

561-422: The area to win him back. Dee runs away. Travis follows, and the two confess their love and resolve to make their marriage work. Irish Thoroughbred was initially published as a category romance novel . Books in this genre are short – usually between 175 and 200 pages, or about 55,000 words – and are published in clearly delineated lines, or categories. Although each category romance novel

594-405: The book was paired with its sequel, Irish Rose , and republished as Irish Hearts , with an initial print run of one million copies. This coincided with the release of a second sequel, Irish Rebel , which focused on Travis and Dee's daughter. Silhouette editors were originally concerned that the novel was too ethnic. Like many of her early novels, Roberts's debut featured characters who shared

627-456: The country is the Toronto Star , which, as of the six-month period ending on March 31, 2007, averaged 634,886 copies sold on Saturday, 436,694 Monday to Friday, and 442,265 on Sunday. The second most widely read paper is Toronto-based national newspaper The Globe and Mail , which averaged 374,000 copies on Saturdays, and 303,000 Monday to Friday. The most widely read French-language newspaper

660-474: The couple's transformation from adversaries to a loving married couple is one of many formulaic elements in the book. Although the protagonists adhered to many stereotypes common to romance novels of the 1980s, Roberts's heroine is more independent and feisty than most heroines of the time. This book's popularity helped pave the way for other romance authors to experiment with heroes and heroines who had greater economic and emotional parity. In 1979, Nora Roberts

693-443: The formulaic. Her retorts brought to mind the "quippy one-upmanship of feminist literature". When a man attempts to rape her, Dee responds with a series of sharp comments, calling him, among other things, "a filthy pig of a man", before succumbing to the traditional feminine response of fainting in horror. Roberts also includes the motif of jealousy. Dee is given a rival for Travis's affections – an over-sophisticated woman who

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726-468: The genre, making authors more willing to give heroes and heroines economic and emotional parity. Despite the greater independence that Roberts allotted her heroine, Dee is trapped within a patriarchal culture in which her uncle and prospective husband arrange her future. The arranged marriage and ensuing events, including the misunderstanding and her running away, were common plot elements for romance novels at that time. Dee's reactions, however, veered from

759-616: The increased competition from radio, television and, more recently, the Internet. A growing population helped the absolute circulation numbers continue to increase until the 1970s, where it remained stable until the 1990s, when absolute circulation numbers began declining. Newspaper circulation numbers are reported to the Alliance for Audited Media . The best-selling papers in America, measured by combined daily average circulation as of March 31, 2013, are

792-1102: The internet. On the other hand, in some developing countries circulation is increasing as these factors are more than cancelled out by rising incomes, population, and literacy. The Herald Sun has the highest circulation in Australia. Based in one of the country's two major cities, Melbourne , it is the result of the amalgamation of the original Sun and Herald newspapers. The Belgian institution CIM (Centre for Information about Media) publishes national circulation figures for all written, audiovisual and web-based media in Belgium. The top ten best-selling papers according to their website [1] are Het Laatste Nieuws , 317,715; Het Nieuwsblad , 245,209; SUD Presse (group of papers focused on community specific content), 147,749; Het Belang van Limburg , 121,428; Le Soir , 113,780; Vers l'avenir, 109,287 (group of papers focused on community specific content); La Dernière Heure , 107,583; De Standaard , 104,758. The most widely read paper in

825-401: The main characters, sexual intercourse is only described within the bounds of marriage. Category romances are generally only available for a limited time, remaining on a bookseller's shelves until they are sold out or until the next month's titles are released. Popular category romances can be repacked as stand-alone romance novels; Irish Thoroughbred received five printings by 1984. In 2000,

858-595: The most read newspaper was the Oslo -based national newspaper Aftenposten , with a circulation of 235,795 followed by the tabloid Verdens Gang with 211,588. The local evening newspaper Aften averages 101,574 and the tabloid Dagbladet had 98,989 readers. The financial newspaper Dagens Næringsliv averaged 82,595. In the top ten list it is followed by five local newspapers: Bergens Tidende , 79,467; Adresseavisen , 71,657; Stavanger Aftenblad , 63,283; Fædrelandsvennen , 36,604 and Drammens Tidende , 33,352. As of August 2016,

891-440: The rest of the stereotype by providing her with a hot-tempered and independent personality. Her later books have continued in the same vein. As Roberts explains, "My heroine may have problems, she may be vulnerable, but she has to be strong, she has to be intelligent. She has to be independent and so does he, or I'm not interested in telling their stories." The popularity of this book and Roberts's subsequent novels helped transform

924-407: The story progresses, the protagonists become increasingly unhappy, with neither willing to admit their love for the other. Although still unwilling to vocalize their feelings, Dee and Travis appear more confident in their relationship after they finally consummate their marriage. Soon, however, Dee's insecurities are exploited by Travis's sophisticated former girlfriend, Margot, who has returned to

957-549: The top 6 best-selling papers are respectively: Hürriyet , 340,898; Sözcü , 322,829; Sabah , 313,989; Posta , 302,919; Habertürk , 253,256 and Milliyet , 143,577. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations the newspaper with the UK's highest paid circulation is the Daily Mail at 800,110 as of November 2022. The heyday of the newspaper industry was the 1940s, but the percentage of Americans reading newspapers began to decline with

990-399: The untapped talent of American writers, in 1980 Simon & Schuster created a new imprint, Silhouette Books, to serve as a counterpart to Harlequin. Roberts sent her seventh manuscript, Irish Thoroughbred , unsolicited to the new company. Nancy Jackson, the acquiring editor at Silhouette, pulled the manuscript from the slush pile and was impressed. She offered Roberts a contract, leaving

1023-468: The wealthy farm owner; many of their arguments lead to passionate embraces. Travis later rescues Dee from an attempted rape. When Paddy suffers a heart attack, he becomes very concerned about his mortality and Dee's future. He becomes overwrought and insists that Travis take care of Dee. After privately agreeing to a temporary marriage of convenience , Travis and Dee exchange vows in Paddy's hospital room. As

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1056-414: The writer "awestruck". The novel follows the relationship between Irishwoman Adelia "Dee" Cunnane and American Travis Grant. As the story begins, the young and penniless Dee emigrates to the United States to live with her uncle, Paddy, who works on a large horse farm. Dee's love for animals is evident, and she is given a job working alongside her uncle. Dee has a fiery temper and often argues with Travis,

1089-620: Was a stay-at-home mother with two small children. Stranded during a blizzard with nothing to read, Roberts amused herself by writing down one of the stories in her head. After developing her idea into a novel-length contemporary romance , she continued writing and soon finished six more manuscripts. Roberts submitted her work to Harlequin Enterprises , a Canadian company considered the foremost publisher of romance novels in North America. Harlequin typically published works by British authors set in

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