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The Making of the Modern Child: Children's Literature in the Late Eighteenth Century by Andrew O'Malley (Hardcover, 2003)

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Making of the Modern Child : Children's Literature in the Late Eighteenth Century, Hardcover by O'Malley, Andrew, ISBN 0415942993, ISBN-13 9780415942997, Brand New, Free P&P in the UK This book explores how the concept of childhood in the late-18th century was constructed through the ideological work performed by children's literature, as well as pedagogical writing and medical literature of the era. Andrew O'Malley ties the evolution of the idea of "the child" to the growth of the middle class, which used the figure of the child as a symbol in its various calls for social reform.

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The Making of the Modern Child explores how the concept of childhood in the Victorian era was constructed through the ideological work performed by children's literature, as well as pedagogical writing and medical literature of the era. The author ties the evolution of the idea of 'the child' to the growth of the middle class, which used the figure of 'the child' as a symbol in its various calls for social reform.