Synopses & Reviews
This unique volume brings together for the first time these three short fictional works written by British authors in the late 1880s and 1890s. Each writer takes a different perspective on the topic of imperialism. Contextual materials include related works by Darwin, Melville, and other contemporaries; biographical backgrounds; and modern reactions to the novels.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 409-420).
About the Author
Alan J. Richardson is professor and chair of the accounting area at the Schulich School of Business. He holds a Ph.D. from Queen's University and is an FCGA and Life Member of the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario. He was the founding editor of "Canadian Accounting Perspectives" and currently sits on the editorial boards of ten academic journals. His research focuses on the regulation of audit practice rights. He has published in "Accounting Organizations and Society", "Contemporary Accounting Research", "Journal of Accounting Research", and "Accounting Historians Journal", among others
Table of Contents
About this Series Introduction A Note on Texts I. Historical Contexts Charles Darwin, From The Descent of Man Benjamin Kidd, From Social Evolution William E. Gladstone, From "The First Home Rule Bill" John Atkinson Hobson, From Imperialism John Robert Seeley, From The Expansion of England George Otto Trevelyan, From Cawnpore Stephen Knight, From The Brotherhood William Ellis, From Polynesian Researches Herman Melville, From Typee Henry Morton Stanley, From In Darkest Africa George Washington Williams, "An Open Letter to His Serene Majesty Leopold II" King Leopold II, "Letter from the King of the Belgians" II. Biographical Contexts Ashis Nandy, From The Intimate Enemy Rudyard Kipling, From a Letter to Margaret Burne-Jones Robert Louis Stevenson, From a Letter to Sidney Colvin Roslyn Jolly, "Robert Louis Stevenson and Samoan History: Crossing the Roman Wall" Joseph Conrad, Letter to Marguerite Poradowska W.G. Sebald, From The Rings of Saturn III. Fictions of Empire Rudyard Kipling, The Man Who Would Be King Robert Louis Stevenson, The Beach of Falesá Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness IV. Ancillary Texts Rudyard Kipling, "Recessional" Rudyard Kipling, "The White Man's Burden" Robert Louis Stevenson, From In the South Seas Robert Louis Stevenson, From a Letter to the Times Joseph Conrad, From "Geography and Some Explorers" V. Critical Responses Zohreh T. Sullivan, From "The Worst Muckers" Katherine Linehan, "Taking Up With Kanakas: Stevenson's Complex Social Criticism in 'The Beach of Falesá" Chinua Achebe, "An Image of Africa" Patrick Brantlinger, "Heart of Darkness: Anti-Imperialism, Racism, or Impressionism?" Chronology Works Cited For Further Reading