Luckhurst, Roger (2012) The sinking of the Titanic: Stead's death (and slight return). In: Luckhurst, Roger and Brake, Laurel and Mussell, J. and King, E. (eds.) W.T. Stead: Newspaper Revolutionary. London, UK: British Library Press, pp. 181-196. ISBN 9780712358668.
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Book synopsis: When William T Stead died on the Titanic in 1912, he was the most famous Englishman on board. He was one of the inventors of the modern tabloid newspaper. His advocacy of ‘government by journalism’ helped launch military campaigns. His exposé of child prostitution in the ‘Modern Babylon’ of London raised the age of consent in 1885, yet his investigation got him thrown into jail. A campaigner for women’s rights, he was unnerved by the rise of the New Woman. An advocate of World Peace, he promoted huge hikes in defence spending. A political radical and Christian, Stead was also a Spiritualist who took dictation from the dead. A mass of contradictions, he was a crucial figure in the history of the British press. This book of essays, marking the centenary of his death, seeks to recover the story of an extraordinary figure in late Victorian and Edwardian culture.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Contemporary Literature, Centre for |
| Depositing User: | Roger Luckhurst |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Oct 2012 10:51 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:31 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/5161 |
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