Youth of darkest England : working-class children at the heart of Victorian empire / Troy Boone.
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TextSeries: Children's literature and culture ; 34.Publication details: New York : Routledge, 2005Description: xvi, 235 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0415972620 (hardback : alk. paper); 9780415972628Subject(s): Children's literature, English -- History and criticism | Children -- Books and reading -- English-speaking countries -- History -- 19th century | American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism | English literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Children's literature, American -- History and criticism | Working class in literature | Imperialism in literatureLOC classification: PR990 | .B66 2005Online resources: Click here to view Also available as an electronic resource.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
ch. 1. Henry Mayhew's children of the streets -- ch. 2. Class, violence, and mid-Victorian penny fiction : 'murder made familiar'? -- ch. 3. Improving penny fiction : the 'ticklish work' of Treasure island -- ch. 4. Remaking lawless lads and licentious girls : the Salvation Army and the regeneration of empire -- ch. 5. The Boy Scouts and the working class -- ch. 6. Patriot games : football and the First World War.
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