In France, the established men of letters (gens de lettres) had fused with the elites (les grands) of French society by the mid-18th century. This led to the creation of an oppositional literary sphere, Grub Street, the domain of a "multitude of versifiers and would-be authors". These men came to London to become authors, only to discover that the literary market simply could not support large numbers of writers, who, in any case, were very poorly remunerated by the publishing-bookselling guilds. COUNT 4
QSN1 By what century in France had the men of letters fused with the elites? ANS1 mid-18th century QSN2 What was the term for the oppositional literary sphere of a "multitude of versifiers and would-be-authors"? ANS2 Grub Street QSN3 Could the London market support the large numbers of writers that were emerging? ANS3 not QSN4 Were men travelling to London to become authors paid well or poorly by the publishing-bookselling guilds? ANS4 very poorly