LEADER 03793nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910827228803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-58845-3 010 $a0-203-19039-4 010 $a1-134-58846-1 010 $a1-280-40222-9 010 $a0-203-18620-6 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203186206 035 $a(CKB)1000000000412472 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH24545232 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000233080 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11220571 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000233080 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10219545 035 $a(PQKB)11054805 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC168485 035 $a(OCoLC)179156633 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000412472 100 $a20001030d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aReading series fiction $efrom Arthur Ransome to Gene Kemp /$fVictor Watson 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLondon $cRoutledge$d2000 215 $a1 online resource (224p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-415-22701-1 311 $a0-415-22702-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: 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 excellence 330 $aThis 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. 330 $bThis 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. 606 $aChildren's stories, English$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChildren's literature in series$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish fiction$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aChildren$xBooks and reading 615 0$aChildren's stories, English$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChildren's literature in series$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish fiction$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aChildren$xBooks and reading. 676 $a823.0099282 700 $aWatson$b Victor$0597347 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827228803321 996 $aReading series fiction$93917849 997 $aUNINA