The Boy Detective in Early British Children’s Literature Patrolling the Borders between Boyhood and Manhood /
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| Summary: | IX, 243 p. text |
| Idioma: | inglés |
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Cham :
Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
2017.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | Critical Approaches to Children's Literature,
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| Acceso en liña: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62090-9 |
| Formato: | Electrónico Libro |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: The Birth of the Boy Detective.- 2. The Corruption of Youth: Juvenile Delinquency and the Boy Detective Hero
- 3. Taming the Beast: Adolescence, Empire and the Detective’s Boy Assistant.- 4. “Be Prepared!”: Looming Conflict, Active Citizenship and the Rise of the Professional Boy Detective.- 5. Forever Young: The Cult of Childhood and the Schoolboy Detective.- 6. The Journey Continues? Boy Detectives beyond the Story Papers.- Appendix: Chronology
- Bibliography
- Index.