| Title | : | The Girl's Own: Cultural Histories of the Anglo-American Girl, 1830-1915 |
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| ISBN | : | 0820316156 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780820316154 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 |
| Publication | : | First published August 1, 1994 |
Eleven essays exploring British and American Victorian representations of the adolescent girl draw on sources such as conduct books, housekeeping manuals, periodicals, biographies, and educational treatises. Topics include the 19th-century attempt to link morality and diet; Lewis Carroll's and John Millais' iconographies of girlhood in their photographs and paintings; and genre fiction for and by girls. Includes b&w photos and reproductions. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
