Childhood in Edwardian Fiction - by A Gavin & A Humphries (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

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.

About the Author

JENNY BAVIDGE is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Greenwich, UK MICHELLE BEISSEL HEATH has just finished her graduate study at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, USA JANE DARCY is a Senior Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK BRIAN GIBSON teaches at the University of Alberta, Canada ELIZABETH HALE is a Lecturer in English Literature and Writing at the University of New England, Australia PAUL MARCH-RUSSELL is Honorary Lecturer and Director of Part-Time Studies in the School of Comparative Literature at the University of Kent, UK KAREN L. MCGAVOCK works in the School of Education at the University of Dundee, Scotland, UK STEPHANIE OLSEN is currently completing her doctoral dissertation at the Department of History, McGill University, USA KAREN SANDS-O'CONNOR is Associate Professor of English at Buffalo State College in New York, USA MICHELLE SMITH completed her PhD in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia