Böcker av Oliver S. Buckton

A study about the influence of travel on Robert Louis Stevenson's writings. Within the contexts of late-Victorian imperialism and ethnographic discourse, this book offers readings of individual works by Stevenson while bringing fresh theoretical insights to bear on the relationship between travel, authorship, and gender identity.

Focusing on the representation of same-sex desire in Victorian autobiographical writing, Oliver Buckton offers significant new readings of works by some of the most influential figures in late-nineteenth-century literature and culture.