This book demonstrates that 'the awkward age' formed a fault-line in Victorian female experience, an unusual phase in which restlessness, self-interest, and reb
Analyzing novels by women writers from the 1850s to the 1930s, this book argues that representations of mobility offer a fruitful way to explore the location of
This volume explores how Irish children were ‘constructed’ by various actors including the state, youth organisations, authors and publishers in the period
Focusing on six popular British girls' periodicals, Kristine Moruzi explores the debate about the shifting nature of Victorian girlhood between 1850 and 1915. D
This edited collection is the first to address the topic of adolescence in Irish history. It brings together established and emerging scholars to examine the ex