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In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated. -- .

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Difference within
3. Popular orphan adventure narratives
4. The emigration of orphan children
5. Exile and return
Epilogue
Appendix
Notes
Reference
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/31/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719090165, 978-0719090165
      ISBN10: 0719090164

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In one of the first studies of its kind, Orphan texts seeks to insert the orphan into the larger critical areas of the family and childhood in Victorian culture. Laura Peters considers canonical texts alongside lesser known works from popular culture in order to establish the context in which discourses of orphanhood operated. -- .

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction
      2. Difference within
      3. Popular orphan adventure narratives
      4. The emigration of orphan children
      5. Exile and return
      Epilogue
      Appendix
      Notes
      Reference
      Index

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