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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      10 December 2020
      17 December 2020
      ISBN:
      9781108914604
      9781108830942
      9781108823777
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108914604
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 272 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (229 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.398kg, 272 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, English Literature 1830-1900
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (126)
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    Subjects:
    Literature, English Literature 1830-1900
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture (126)
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    Positive thinking is good for you. You can become healthy, wealthy, and influential by using the power of your mind to attract what you desire. These kooky but commonplace ideas stem from a nineteenth-century new religious movement known as 'mind cure' or New Thought. Related to Mary Baker Eddy's Christian Science, New Thought was once a popular religious movement with hundreds of thousands of followers, and has since migrated into secular contexts such as contemporary psychotherapy, corporate culture, and entertainment. New Thought also pervades nineteenth- and early twentieth-century children's literature, including classics such as The Secret Garden, Anne of Green Gables, and A Little Princess. In this first book-length treatment of New Thought in Anglophone fiction, Anne Stiles explains how children's literature encouraged readers to accept New Thought ideas - especially psychological concepts such as the inner child - thereby ensuring the movement's survival into the present day.

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    ‘This title has the potential for remarkable versatility in teaching and research … Highly recommended.’

    A. White Source: Choice

    ‘Stiles advances a worthwhile discussion of New Thought’s relationship with nineteenth- and early twentieth-century fiction, combining close reading with religious, historical, and biographical context.’

    Fiona McCulloch Source: Victorian Studies

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