Making use of recent masculinity theories joseph a kestner sheds new light on victorian and edwardian adventure fiction beginning with works published in the 1880s when writers like h rider haggard took inspiration from the first boer war and the zulu war kestner engages tales involving initiation and rites of passage experiences with the non western other colonial contexts and sexual . Making use of masculinity theories kestner sheds light on victorian and edwardian adventure fiction he explores works published in the 1880s involving initiation and rites of passage colonial contexts and sexual encounters in doing so he provides a picture of the crisis of masculinity that pervased adventure texts. Joseph kestners masculinities in british adventure fiction 1880 1915 is a welcome addition to the field of travel and imperial fiction from the late victorian period to the first world war catherine wynne university of hull uk one of the strengths of kestners work is the care with which he has sought out his authors published views . read masculinities in british adventure fiction 18801915 uploaded by agatha christie joseph kestners masculinities in british adventure fiction 1880 1915 is a welcome addition to the field of travel and imperial fiction from the late victorian period to the first world war catherine wynne university of hull uk one of the strengths of. 1915 author joseph a kestner published on march 2010 isbn kostenloser versand fur alle bucher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon get this from a library masculinities in british adventure fiction 1880 1915 joseph a kestner making use of recent masculinity theories joseph a kestner sheds new light on victorian and edwardian adventure