Flora Annie Steel : a critical study of an unconventional memsahib / Susmita Roye, editor.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steel, Flora Annie Webster, 1847-1929--Criticism and interpretation.

Steel, Flora Annie Webster.

Steel, Flora Annie Webster, 1847-1929.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 224 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Critical study of an unconventional memsahib

Place of Publication:

Edmonton, Alberta : The University of Alberta Press, 2017.

Summary:

"Flora Annie Steel was a contemporary of Rudyard Kipling and she rivaled his popularity as a writer of her times, but gender-biased politics made her gradually fade in readers' minds. This collection is the first to focus entirely on this "unconventional memsahib" and her contribution to turn-of-the-century Anglo-Indian literature. The eight essays draw attention to Steel's multifaceted work--ranging from fiction and journalism to letter writing, from housekeeping manuals to philanthropic activities. These essays, by recognized experts on Steel's life and work, will appeal to interdisciplinary scholars and readers in the fields of Women's Studies, British India, Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, Cultural Studies, and Victorian writing."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women who serve in times of need / Danielle Nielsen

The other voice / Amrita Banerjee

Narrative strategy as Hermeneutic / Leeanne M. Richardson

Flora Annie Steel and Indian Girlhood / Helen Pike Bauer

The transgressing Purdahnashin and violated Purdah space / Susmita Roye

"Going Jungli" / Alan Johnson

How to dine in India / Ralph Crane and Anna Johnston

"Yours truly, Flora Annie Steel" / Grainne Goodwin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Flora Annie Steel.

ISBN:

1772122602

9781772122602

OCLC:

956625097