Manliness and the Boys' Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855-1940

(Part of the Studies in Gender History Series)

by Kelly Boyd

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In this pioneering work about the precursor to the comic book, Kelly Boyd traces the evolution of the boys' story paper and its impact on the imaginative world of working-class readers. From the penny dreadful and the Boy's Own Paper to the tales of Billy Bunter and Sexton Blake, this cultural form shaped ideas about gender, race, class and empire in response to social change. This study is an important analysis of a neglected part of popular culture...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0333641728

ISBN13:9780333641729

Release Date:November 2002

Publisher:Palgrave MacMillan

Length:274 Pages

Weight:1.00 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.6" x 9.0"

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