Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911.
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- 9781317066033
- 823.0099282
- PR830.C513 .C446 2016
Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Note on Chinese Romanization -- 1 A Kaleidoscope of Knowledge: Children, Knowledge, and China in Victorian and Edwardian Britain -- 2 Exploring the Celestial Kingdom: William Dalton and Anne Bowman's Vision of China -- 3 From Comic Trickster to Brilliant Detective: E. Harcourt Burrage's 'Immortal' Ching-Ching -- 4 Heroes and Hostile Hordes: Representing the Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) -- 5 China Against the Allies: Interpreting the Boxer Uprising (1899-1901) -- Conclusion: Quilts and Kaleidoscopes: Visions of China in the Literary Imagination -- Appendix: Timeline -- Works Cited -- Index.
In her exploration of China in British children's literature, Shih-Wen Chen considers travelogue storybooks, historical novels, adventure stories and periodicals to demonstrate the diversity of images of China in the Victorian and Edwardian imagination. Her book provides a new context for understanding how China was constructed and sheds light on British cultural history and on the history and uses of children's literature.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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