Orphan Texts : Victorians, Orphans, Culture and Empire.

By:

Peters, Laura

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526130594

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Genre/Form:

Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Orphan TextsDDC classification:

820.9008

LOC classification:

PR461 .P484 2000

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Contents:

Front matter -- Contents -- Dedication -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Difference within -- Popular orphan adventure narratives -- The emigration of orphan children -- Exile and return -- Epilogue -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- Index.

Summary: In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated.

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In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated.

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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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