Disciplining Girls: Understanding the Origins of the Classic Orphan Girl Story

by Joe Sutliff Sanders

At the heart of some of the most beloved children's novels is a passionate discussion about discipline, love, and the changing role of girls in the twentieth century. Joe Sutliff Sanders traces this debate as it began in the sentimental tales of the mid-nineteenth century and continued in the classic orphan girl novels of Louisa May Alcott, Frances Hodgson Burnett, L. M. Montgomery, and other writers still popular today.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421403188
• ISBN13: 9781421403182
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"