Empire in British girls' literature and culture : imperial girls, 1880-1915
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Empire in British girls' literature and culture : imperial girls, 1880-1915
(Critical approaches to children's literature / series editors, Kerry Mallan and Clare Bradford)
Palgrave Macmillan, c2011
- : softcover
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Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st ed. 2011
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
While the gender and age of the girl may seem to remove her from any significant contribution to empire, this book provides both a new perspective on familiar girls' literature, and the first detailed examination of lesser-known fiction relating the emergence of fictional girl adventurers, castaways and 'ripping' schoolgirls to the British Empire.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Imperial Girls in British Literature and Culture Shaping the 'Useful' Girl: The Girl's Own Paper , 1880-1907 Developing Pedagogy and Hybridised Femininity in the Girls' School Story Adventurous Girls of the British Empire: The Novels of Bessie Marchant Fantastic and Domestic Girls and the Idolisation of 'Improving' Others Be(ing) Prepared: Girl Guides, Colonial Life, and National Strength Microcosms of Girlhood: Reworking the Robinsonade for Girls Conclusion Bibliography Index
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