Download or read book The Child in British Literature written by A. Gavin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-02-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume to consider childhood over eight centuries of British writing, this book traces the literary child from medieval to contemporary texts. Written by international experts, the volume's essays challenge earlier readings of childhood and offer fascinating contributions to the current upsurge of interest in constructions of childhood.