Charles Dickens and the Victorian Child - 9781138850781

Taylor & Francis

Charles Dickens and the Victorian ChildRomanticizing and Socializing the Imperfect Child\nAuthor(s): Amberyl Malkovich\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138850781, 978-1138850781\nSynopsis\nThis book explores the ideas of children and childhood, and the construct of the ideal Victorian child, that developed rapidly over the Victorian era along with literacy and reading material for the emerging mass reading public. Childrens Literature was one of the developing areas for publishers and readers alike, yet this did not stop the reading public from bringing home works not expressly intended for children and reading to their family. Within the idealized middle class family circle, authors such as Charles Dickens were read and appreciated by members of all ages. By examining some of Dickenss works that contain the imperfect child, and placing them alongside works by Kingsley, MacDonald, Stretton, Rossetti, and Nesbit,.