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Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls by Lois Keith

Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls

Lois Keith
240 pages
Women's P.
Jan 2001
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"The Secret Garden" is a classic story of a miracle cure. Such stories contain an implicit that disability is a punishment, and can be cured by moral improvement and "mind over matter". This study explores the representation of disabled characters in children's fiction.
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Pages 240
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Published 2001
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