William Clark Russell and the Victorian Nautical Novel : Gender, Genre and the Marketplace
By: Nash, Andrew.
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TextSeries: eBooks on Demand.Literary Texts and the Popular Marketplace: Publisher: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2015Description: 1 online resource (244 p.).ISBN: 9781317320111.Subject(s): English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism | Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century | Russell, William Clark, 1844-1911 | Sea stories, English -- History and criticismGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: William Clark Russell and the Victorian Nautical Novel : Gender, Genre and the MarketplaceDDC classification: 823.009/355 | 823.009355 Online resources: Click here to view this ebook. | Item type | Current location | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Electronic Book | UT Tyler Online Online | PR5283 .N37 2014 (Browse shelf) | http://uttyler.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=2127193 | Available | EBL2127193 |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 Sailor and Writer; 2 Writing as a Woman; 3 Finding the Sea; 4 Writing the Sea: Genre and Theme; 5 Writing the Sea: Women and Gender; 6 Marketing the Sea: Serials; 7 Marketing the Sea: Books and Publishers; William Clark Russell: A Bibliography; Notes; Works Cited; Index
William Clark Russell wrote more than forty nautical novels. Immensely popular in their time, his works were admired by contemporary writers, such as Conan Doyle, Stevenson and Meredith, while Swinburne, considered him 'the greatest master of the sea, living or dead'. Based on extensive archival research, Nash explores this remarkable career.
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