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Incognito Social Investigation in British Literature
Luke Seaber
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Description for Incognito Social Investigation in British Literature
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in Life Writing. Num Pages: 288 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSBH; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book is the first full critical history of incognito social investigation texts – in other words, works detailing their authors’ experiences whilst pretending to be poor. The most famous example is Down and Out in Paris and London, but there has been a vast array of other works in the genre since it was created in 1866 by James Greenwood’s ‘A Night in a Workhouse’.
It draws up a classification of incognito social investigation texts, dividing them into four subtypes. The first comprises those texts following most narrowly in James Greenwood’s footsteps, taking the extreme poor as their ... Read more
This book is the first full critical history of incognito social investigation texts – in other words, works detailing their authors’ experiences whilst pretending to be poor. The most famous example is Down and Out in Paris and London, but there has been a vast array of other works in the genre since it was created in 1866 by James Greenwood’s ‘A Night in a Workhouse’.
It draws up a classification of incognito social investigation texts, dividing them into four subtypes. The first comprises those texts following most narrowly in James Greenwood’s footsteps, taking the extreme poor as their ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Palgrave Studies in Life Writing
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319509617
SKU
V9783319509617
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About Luke Seaber
Luke Seaber taught at various Italian universities before coming to University College London, where he now teaches, as a Marie Curie research fellow in 2012.
Reviews for Incognito Social Investigation in British Literature
“Incognito Social Investigation in British Literature illuminates Victorian periodical writing and its broader impact in provocative, unforgettable ways.” (Rebecca Nesvet, Victorian Periodicals Review, Vol. 51 (2), 2018) “This is a fascinating study that explores the genre of writings produced by ‘incognito social investigators’ from the 1860s to more recent times. … there is much of considerable interest in this volume. ... Read more