He remained unknown to common readers until his death.

Quoting him by way of conclusion may serve as a pattern for the common reader to follow.

"I wanted to go beyond academic discourse and speak to a very large public, and to the common reader."

Why does the common reader pick up a scholarly book?

The difference in the meanings of these words is subtle and often not recognizable to the common reader.

All the common reader has to do is watch interpretation in action, and judge whether it inspires a hunger for more.

The common reader, who often has time for only three or four novels per year, wants someone to point out the very best.

"And the magazine sustains some idea of the common reader."

"But don't you think all this will be a bit obscure for the common reader?"

The common reader has known this truth for a long time.