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In this study, Whelan demonstrates the way in which representations of the Victorian suburb in mid- to late-nineteenth century British writing occasioned a literary sub-genre unique to this period that attempted to reassure readers that the suburb was a place where outsiders could be controlled and where middle-class values could be enforced. In particular, Whelan draws attention to the discourse of the suburb as a space of cultural contention in an attempt to illuminate a facet of class history that has often been ignored, overgeneralized, or misunderstood. At the same time, she recontextualizes Victorian fiction for modern readers in light of middle-class suburban anxieties. ... Read more

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A historical role-adventure story for reluctant teenage readers, set during Victorian times. During the course of the adventures, the reader will meet real historical characters and inadvertently learn about the history of Victorian Britain. ... Read more

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Beginning with the premise that women's perceptions of manliness are crucial to its construction, Susan Walton focuses on the life and writings of Charlotte Yonge as a prism for understanding the formulation of masculinities in the Victorian period. Yonge was a prolific writer whose bestselling fiction and extensive journalism enjoyed a wide readership. Walton situates Yonge's work in the context of her family connections with the army, showing that an interlocking of worldly and spiritual warfare was fundamental to Yonge's outlook. For Yonge, all good Christians are soldiers, and Walton argues persuasively that the medievalised discourse of sanctified violence executed by upright moral men that is often connected with late nineteenth-century Imperialism began earlier in the century, and that Yonge's work was one major strand that gave it substance. Of significance, Yonge also endorsed missionary work, which she viewed as an extension of a father's duties in the neighborhood and which was closely allied to a vigorous promotion of refashioned Tory paternalism.Walton's study is rich in historical context, including Yonge's connections with the Tractarians, the effects of industrialization, and Britain's Imperial enterprises. Informed by extensive archival scholarship, Walton offers important insights into the contradictory messages about manhood current in the mid-nineteenth century through the works of a major but undervalued Victorian author. ... Read more

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Rediscover Halloween, the way it was meant to be! This one of a kind anthology of vintage Halloween history, superstition, facts and fun brings together two complete classic volumes - THE BOOK OF HALLOWEEN (1919) and GAMES FOR HALLOWEEN (1912) – along with more than 40 articles, reminiscences, stories, poems, and even sheet music, all published between the 1840s and the early 1920s, and all revealing and reveling in the spirit of Halloween as it was understood and celebrated in Europe and America during the 19th and early 20th Centuries.With more than 300 pages of text and nearly 100 vintage Halloween illustrations, THE BETTER DAYS BOOKS VINTAGE HALLOWEEN READER is the most comprehensive, informative, fun and heartwarmingly nostalgic Halloween reference ever compiled. ... Read more

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Charming and loaded with info
This is a delightful book - the pictures, traditions, ancient origins of Halloween, and the melodies. If you're a fan of Halloween, you will enjoy this. ... Read more