Empire in British Girls' Literature and Culture
Imperial Girls, 1880-1915
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies
| Author: | M. Smith | ISBN: | 9780230308121 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | July 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Smith |
| ISBN: | 9780230308121 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | July 8, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
