Three Thursdays: June 1, 15, 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET Online
This will be a light lecture and discussion-based class. This live class will be recorded and available for later viewing.
While Victorian adventure novels have been pleasure reading for contemporary and current audiences alike, at heart they are concerned with an exploration of identity and empire. Three novels — Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island (1883), Rider Haggard’s She (1886), and Rudyard Kipling’s Kim (1901) — will take us across the late-Victorian empire. Asking what does it mean to be British at the height of the imperial age and far away from London? They also feature the competing fear of, yet desire for, the exotic that permeates late Victorian culture. Join us as we unpacked the Victorian adventure novel's action, mystery, and intrigue.
Three Thursdays: June 1, 15, 29 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET Online
Book Required:
Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson (9780140437683)
She, by H. Rider Haggard (9780199536429)
Kim, by Rudyard Kipling (9780141442372)
Leigha McReynolds received her PhD in English Literature from The George Washington University. Her dissertation was on science and the supernatural in the 19th Century British novel. In her teaching, Leigha uses science fiction to engage students across disciplines: she is currently an Assistant Clinical Professor for University Honors at UMD. She also runs a writing coaching business to help aspiring writers of all kinds achieve their personal and professional goals.
REFUND POLICY: Please note that we can issue class refunds up until seven (7) days before the first class session.
