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Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death, Disability, and Cure in Classic Fiction for Girls

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4 out of 5
Based on 31 Ratings and 5 Reviews

Book Description
Take Up Thy Bed and Walk provides an in-depth critical analysis of a number of nineteenth and early twentieth-century works for girls that reflect widespread beliefs that a disabled life isn't a full life and that patients can cure themselves through force of will.
Book Information
PublisherRoutledge Books
BindingPaperback (4 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-10041593740X
ISBN-13978-0415937405
Publication Date07/28/2001
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About Lois Keith (Author) : Lois Keith is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Lois Keith include Being in a Wheelchair (Think About...), Take Up Thy Bed and Walk: Death,... more
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