Images of War in Late Victorian War and Adventure Novels for Children
The late-Victorian fascination with war and the military was mirrored in the period’s children’s fiction which presented war as an exciting spectacle and a glorious adventure. Through a number of formulized conventions and strategies, the narratives downplay the dangers of war and stress the inevita...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Presses Universitaires de la Méditerranée
2007-12-01
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| Series: | Cahiers Victoriens et Edouardiens |
| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/cve/10404 |