Books by Trev Lynn Broughton

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years

Margaret Oliphant (1828-97) had a prolific literary career that spanned almost fifty years

This lively collection penetrates the stereotype of the Victorian 'paterfamilias' to reveal intimate and involved, authoritarian and austere fathers. Examining how paternal power was embedded in social institutions, it argues that fatherhood invoked more anxiety and debate than hitherto acknowledged.

An in-depth look at developments within Victorian auto/biography, asking what we can learn about the conditions and limits of male literary authority.