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

By:

Smith, Michelle J, 1979-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Critical approaches to children`s literaturePublication details: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. New York :Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 207 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

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

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DDC classification:

820.9/92827 SMI

LOC classification:

PR990 .S59 2011

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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Central Library General Section	820.9/92827 SMI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		018966

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

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