Behind the innocent face of Victorian fairy tales lurks the spectre of an intense 19th-century debate about the very nature--and ownership--of childhood. In VEN

Behind the innocent face of Victorian fairy tales such as Through the Looking Glass or Mopsa the Fairy lurks the spectre of an intense nineteenth-century debate

Victorian literature for audiences of all ages provides a broad foundation upon which to explore complex and evolving ideas about young people. In turn, this co

A wide-ranging introduction to an exciting and rapidly expanding field.

These new essays by leading scholars explore nineteenth-century women's writing across a spectrum of genres. The book's focus is on women's role in and access t