20th Century… Reading Robin Hood in World War Two (1939–45): Data from Mass Observation 27 Jan 2018 Before the twentieth century, Robin Hood was a literary figure: he is the main protagonist in a number of important literary works such as A Gest of Robyn Hode (c.…
15th Century… Robert Louis Stevenson’s “The Black Arrow” (1888) 3 Feb 20173 Feb 2017 Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is perhaps most famous nowadays for his brilliant novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1886). This post, however, is about a now…
19th Century… The ‘Public School’ Robin Hood: Imperial Ideology in Late-Victorian and Edwardian Children’s Books 8 Jul 20168 Jul 2016 A paper delivered at a conference entitled: 'Packaging the Past for Children, c.1750-1914' at the Senate House, Durham University, 6 – 7 July 2016 Abstract During the late-Victorian and Edwardian…
19th Century… The Public School Ethos and Late Victorian Children’s Literature 14 May 201514 May 2015 In 1888, The Life of General Gordon was written so that ‘the young can learn the beautiful lessons of obedience and humility, of loyalty to God and devotion to others’…
