Semi-detached empire suburbia and the colonization of Britain, 1880 to the present - Kuchta, Todd, 1970-; ebrary, Inc. (Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2010)
Semi-detached empire -- Reverse colonization in The War of the worlds -- Sherlock Holmes and the case of the Anglo-Indian -- Outposts of progress: Joseph Conrad's suburban speculation -- Beyond the abyss: degeneracy and death in the Edwardian suburb -- Ressentiment and late-imperial fiction -- George Orwell and the road to West Bletchley -- Epilogue: "In the blood and not on the skin."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: English fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; English fiction -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Degeneration in literature; Regression (Civilization) in literature; Suburbs in literature; Suburban life in literature; Literature and society -- Great Britain -- History; Great Britain -- In literature; Great Britain -- Civilization -- 20th century; Electronic books