This book explores the phenomenon of the story paper, the meanings and values children took from their reading, and the responses of adults to their reading choices. It argues for the revaluing of the story paper in the inter-war years, giving the genre a pivotal role in the development of children's literature.

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Helen A. Fairlie is a writer and editor based in the West Midlands. Having worked for many years as a senior commissioning editor in academic publishing, she now undertakes freelance projects for various publishers across the social sciences. Her research interests include the history of children's literature, and children's literature theory.

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Book Title: Revaluing British Boys' Story Papers, 1918-1939
Authors: Helen A. Fairlie
Series Title: Critical Approaches to Children's Literature
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137293060
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-29305-3Published: 12 February 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-45106-7Published: 12 February 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-29306-0Published: 09 February 2014
Series ISSN: 2753-0825
Series E-ISSN: 2753-0833
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 210
Topics: Children's Literature, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Twentieth-Century Literature

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