The Boy Detective in Early British Children’s Literature: Patrolling the Borders between Boyhood and Manhood
Author:   Lucy Andrew
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
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9783319872315


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   24 August 2018
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Lucy Andrew
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783319872315


ISBN 10:   3319872311
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   24 August 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction: The Birth of the Boy Detective.- 2. The Corruption of Youth: Juvenile Delinquency and the Boy Detective Hero.- 3. Taming the Beast: Adolescence, Empire and the Detective’s Boy Assistant.- 4. “Be Prepared!”: Looming Conflict, Active Citizenship and the Rise of the Professional Boy Detective.- 5. Forever Young: The Cult of Childhood and the Schoolboy Detective.- 6. The Journey Continues? Boy Detectives beyond the Story Papers.- Appendix: Chronology.- Bibliography.- Index.

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Lucy Andrew is Lecturer in English Literature at the University of Chester. Her research interests are in children’s and young adult literature, crime fiction and fandom.  She has published on Veronica Mars and supernatural crime fiction for young readers. She is the co-editor of Crime Fiction in the City: Capital Crimes (2013).

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