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Author:

Smith, Michelle J., 1979-

Title:

Empire in British girls' literature and culture : imperial girls, 1880-1915 / Michelle J. Smith.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2011

Description:

xi, 207 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Childrens literature, English--History and criticism.
Imperialism in literature.
Popular literature--England--History and criticism.
Girls--History.--England--History.
Great Britain--In literature.--In literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-204) and index.

Contents:

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.

Series:

Critical approaches to children's literature

ISBN:

023027286X (alk. paper)
9780230272866 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)711049344

LCCN:

2011012462

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)