Manliness and the Boys’ Story Paper in Britain: A Cultural History, 1855–1940
1st ed. 2003
by
K. Boyd
Book Details
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Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Studies in Gender History
ISBN-10
1349395366
ISBN-13
9781349395361
Edition
1st ed. 2003
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint
Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 5th, 2002
Print length
274 Pages
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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.
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.
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