04527oam 2200829I 450 991077704880332120230422045014.01-134-58845-30-203-19039-41-134-58846-11-280-40222-90-203-18620-610.4324/9780203186206(CKB)1000000000412472(StDuBDS)AH24545232(SSID)ssj0000233080(PQKBManifestationID)11220571(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233080(PQKBWorkID)10219545(PQKB)11054805(MiAaPQ)EBC168485(OCoLC)179156633(EXLCZ)99100000000041247220180331d2000 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrReading series fiction from Arthur Ransome to Gene Kemp /Victor WatsonLondon ;New York :RoutledgeFalmer,2000.1 online resource (224p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-415-22701-1 0-415-22702-X Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-224) and index.Introduction: a room full of friends Part I: Innocence aboard: Swallows and Amazons 1. A fellowship of innocence 2.The storm before the calm 3. Nancy Blackett - champion of goodness Part II: Series galore 4.Camping and tramping fiction, 1920-1960 5.The great Nanny-Narrator an the children of the War 6.Malco Saville: the price paid Part III: Fantasy 7. The Borrowers : brief encounters and a little air 8.Watching passionately: Lucy Boston and the Green Knowe series 9.The sun inside the window, shining out: The Dark Is Rising quintet Part IV: In and out of school 10. Jane Austen has gone missing 11.The various voices of Gene Kemp Conclusion: an invisible excellenceThis work investigates series in children's literature. The works of several well-known children's authors are analyzed, and using these examples, the book explores the special nature and appeal of series' writing for children.This book investigates the 'series' in children's literature. The works of several well-known children's authors - UK and the US, traditional and contemporary - are analyzed, and using these examples, the book explores the special nature and appeal of series writing for children. As well as providing an historical overview of the series, the author raises important questions about the nature of literary criticism applied to children's literature. This book investigates the 'series' in children's literature. The works of several well-known children's authors - UK and the US, traditional and contemporary - are analyzed, and using these examples, the book explores the special nature and appeal of series writing for children. As well as providing an historical overview of the series, the author raises important questions about the nature of literary criticism applied to children's literature.Children's stories, EnglishHistory and criticismChildren's literature in seriesHistory and criticismChildrenBooks and readingLiteratureeflchChildren's stories, EnglishHistory and criticism20th centuryChildren's literature in seriesHistory and criticismEnglish fictionHistory and criticismChildrenBooks and readingEnglish LiteratureHILCCEnglishHILCCLanguages & LiteraturesHILCCElectronic books.lcshChildren's stories, EnglishHistory and criticism.Children's literature in seriesHistory and criticism.ChildrenBooks and reading.Literature.Children's stories, EnglishHistory and criticismChildren's literature in seriesHistory and criticismEnglish fictionHistory and criticismChildrenBooks and readingEnglish LiteratureEnglishLanguages & Literatures823.00099282Watson Victor.597347StDuBDSStDuBDSStDuBDSZUkPrAHLSBOOK9910777048803321Reading series fiction3806119UNINA