Victorian Settler Narratives: Emigrants, Cosmopolitans and Returnees in Nineteenth-Century Literature

This edited collection from a distinguished group of contributors explores a range of topics including literature as imperialist propaganda, the representation of the colonies in British literature, the emergence of literary culture in the colonies and the creation of new gender roles such as 'girl Crusoes' in works of fiction.

Author: Tamara S. Wagner

Publisher: Routledge

Publication Date: Jun 01, 2011

Number of Pages: 278 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1848931077

ISBN-13: 9781848931077