"Petite Caprice": Innocence, Original Sin and the Colonial Mother and Child

Authors

  • Jan Kociumbas

Keywords:

childhood, development, sexuality, Victorian culture, Victorian period, motherhood

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Kociumbas, J. (2020). "Petite Caprice": Innocence, Original Sin and the Colonial Mother and Child. Australasian Journal of Victorian Studies, 5(1), 106-122. https://openjournals.library.sydney.edu.au/AJVS/article/view/13761