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630978
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Dixon, Robert,1954-
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Writing the colonial adventure : : race, gender, and nation in Anglo-Australian popular fiction, 1875-1914 /\ Robert Dixon
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x, 228 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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0521481902
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: 9780521481908
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: 0521484391
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: 9780521484398
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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1. The Romance of Property: Rolf Boldrewood and Walter Scott -- 2. Outlaws and Lawmakers: Boldrewood, Praed and the ethics of adventure -- 3. Israel in Egypt: The significance of Australian captivity narratives -- 4. Imperial Romance: King Solomon's Mines and Australian romance -- 5. The New Woman and the Coming Man: Gender and genre in the 'lost-race' romance -- 6. The Other World: Rosa Praed's occult fiction -- 7. The Boundaries of Civility: Australia, Asia and the Pacific -- 8. Imagined Invasions: The Lone Hand and narratives of Asiatic invasion -- 9. The Colonial City: Crime fiction and empire -- 10. Beyond Adventure: Louis Becke
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Adventure stories, English-- History and criticism
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Popular literature-- Great Britain-- History and criticism
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English fiction-- 19th century-- History and criticism
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English fiction-- 20th century-- History and criticism
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Adventure stories, Australian-- History and criticism
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Masculinity in literature
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Imperialism in literature
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Nationalism in literature
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Colonies in literature
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Sex role in literature
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Race in literature
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| Dewey Classification
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823/.08709
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PR830.A38D58 1995
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