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Manliness and the Boys’ Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855–1940

Manliness and the Boys’ Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855–1940

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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.

Keywords

HistoryEuropeGreat BritainSocial HistoryLiterary CriticismSocial ScienceGender StudiesModern20th Century

2002Book

Author(s)Kelly Boyd

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan UK

ISBN9780333641729

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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