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British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877

Exploring Victorian Periodicals and Settler Narratives

Jude Piesse author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:24th Dec '15

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This book examines Victorian periodicals' role in shaping settler emigration narratives, focusing on America, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand during 1832-1877.

The book British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877 explores the literature surrounding Victorian settler emigration to regions like America, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. It posits that popular periodicals of the time played a crucial and often overlooked role in shaping the narratives and experiences of this significant historical event. With an unprecedented number of emigrants leaving Britain during the Victorian era, this work utilizes both new digital resources and traditional scholarly methods to present a comprehensive study of periodical print culture that both imagined and mediated the complexities of settler emigration.

The first part of British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877 focuses on genres within mainstream periodicals that catered to middle-class audiences. It includes analyses of emigrant voyage texts, Christmas stories themed around emigration, and serialized novels related to settlement. These genres are characterized by their cohesive and reassuring nature, contrasting sharply with the adventurous tales often linked to the Victorian empire. In the second part, the book delves into feminist and radical periodical literature that frequently challenged the prevailing ideologies of settler life.

Additionally, the book provides fresh interpretations of significant works by authors such as Charles Dickens and Anthony Trollope, while also examining ephemeral emigration texts. Ultimately, British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877 reveals how periodical literature not only enhances our understanding of Victorian culture and literature but also contributes to broader discussions about the impact of digitization and the nature of periodical forms in Victorian Studies.

This sensitivity to migration and transnational encounter is one of the most rewarding legacies of postcolonial criticism. I particularly recommend...Jude Piesse's British Settler Emigration in Print, 1832-1877. * Talia Schaffer, SEL: Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 *

ISBN: 9780198752967

Dimensions: 223mm x 153mm x 19mm

Weight: 426g

230 pages