Through a number of formulized conventions and strategies, the narratives downplay the dangers of war and stress the inevitability of British victories. Eldridge was a widespread and popular phenomenon. Starting with the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, during which the British army gained the approval and interest of the British public see Paris , this fascination was mirrored in and fostered by late nineteenth-century literature, art and music, as well as by the newly developed film, academic writing and the popular press see MacDonald I know that very many boys have joined the cadets and afterwards gone into the army through reading my stories [.
They now increasingly wrote about war and combat and when doing so, stressed its positive and heroic aspects and glorified the soldiers and sailors fighting for the British cause. In doing so, they stress the excitement and adventure of war. The novels frequently hint at the fact that war involves not only glory, but also violence and suffering.
In each of these conflicts, the young heroes are extremely successful and benefit greatly from their involvement in the fight.
None of the heroes meets with any grave injuries or psychological difficulties in their war experience; on the contrary, like Adair in W.
Beside her stood a tall lad of sixteen. Rupert was somewhat taller than Edgar, while the latter had slightly the advantage in breadth of shoulders. The great military heroes are usually shown to win their campaigns with surprising ease against great odds.
