The first book-length look at childhood in Edwardian fiction, this book challenges assumptions that the Edwardian period was simply a continuation of the Victorian or the start of the Modern. Exploring both classics and popular fiction, the authors...
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The first book-length look at childhood in Edwardian fiction, this book challenges assumptions that the Edwardian period was simply a continuation of the Victorian or the start of the Modern. Exploring both classics and popular fiction, the authors provide a a compelling picture of the Edwardian fictional cult of childhood
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Cover; Contents; 1 Worlds Enough and Time: The Cult of Childhood in Edwardian Fiction; Part I: The Child Lost; Part II: The Child at Play in Home and Garden; Part III: Society's Child; Part IV: Savagery and the Child; Notes on Contributors; Index