The new journalism, the new imperialism and the fiction of empire, 1870-1900
By: Andrew Griffiths, Plymouth University, UK
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781137454362
Subjects: Politics and literature; History and criticism; British newspapers; Imperialism; English fiction; Press; Colonies; History; Journalism and literature
Description: Introduction: Empire, news, novels -- Most extraordinary careers: special correspondents and the news narrative -- W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the novelization of the news -- Romance or reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall gazette -- A scramble for authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo -- Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the end of the imperial romance -- Conclusion: Conflict, friction and fragmentation
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Empire, news, novels; title: Most extraordinary careers: special correspondents and the news narrative; title: W.T. Stead, General Gordon, and the novelization of the news; title: Romance or reportage? H. Rider Haggard and the Pall Mall gazette; title: A scramble for authority: H.M. Stanley, Joseph Conrad and the Congo; title: Winston Churchill, the Morning Post and the end of the imperial romance; title: Conclusion: Conflict, friction and fragmentation.