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BL
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| Record Number
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710968
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b533157
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Michelle J.,1979-
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| Title & Author
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Empire in British girls' literature and culture : : imperial girls, 1880-1915 /\ Michelle J. Smith
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| Publication Statement
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ;New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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| Series Statement
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Critical approaches to children's literature
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| Page. NO
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xi, 207 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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023027286X (alk. paper)
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: 9780230272866 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: Imperial girls in British literature and culture -- Shaping the 'useful' girl: the girl's own paper, 1880-1907 -- Developing pedagogy and hybridised femininity in the girls' school story -- Adventurous girls of the British empire: the novels of Bessie Marchant -- Fantastic and domestic girls and the idolisation of 'improving' others -- Be(ing) prepared: girl guides, colonial life, and national strength -- Microcosms of girlhood: reworking the robinsonade for girls
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Children's literature, English-- History and criticism
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Girls-- Books and reading-- England-- History
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Imperialism in literature
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Popular literature-- England-- History and criticism
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Great Britain, Colonies, In literature
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| Dewey Classification
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820.9/92827
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| LC Classification
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PR990.S59 2011
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