Susan Hancock supervises postgraduate students at the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature, Roehampton University, London. She has worked in the field of Children’s Literature studies and children’s reading for over ten years, having a particular interest in psychoanalytic criticism. A member of the International Association for Jungian Studies, Susan’s recent publications relate to Jungian readings of fantasy fiction.

"In this scholarly and important study of children’s literature, Susan Hancock decisively explores the mysteries and contradictions surrounding the adult perceptions of childhood. The Child That Haunts Us is a brilliant fusion of Jungian criticism and insightful historical analysis. This is an invaluable book for clinicians and the humanities alike." – Susan Rowland, Professor of English and Jungian Studies, University of Greenwich, UK

• Introduction. Part I. Fairytale Manikins. Nineteenth-Century Female Miniatures. Part II. Odysseys and the Motherland. Post-war Britain and Europe. Suffering Children. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

Susan Hancock supervises postgraduate students at the National Centre for Research in Children’s Literature, Roehampton University, London. She has worked in the field of Children’s Literature studies and children’s reading for over ten years, having a particular interest in psychoanalytic criticism. A member of the International Association for Jungian Studies, Susan’s recent publications relate to Jungian readings of fantasy fiction.

"In this scholarly and important study of children’s literature, Susan Hancock decisively explores the mysteries and contradictions surrounding the adult perceptions of childhood. The Child That Haunts Us is a brilliant fusion of Jungian criticism and insightful historical analysis. This is an invaluable book for clinicians and the humanities alike." – Susan Rowland, Professor of English and Jungian Studies, University of Greenwich, UK

• Introduction. Part I. Fairytale Manikins. Nineteenth-Century Female Miniatures. Part II. Odysseys and the Motherland. Post-war Britain and Europe. Suffering Children. Conclusion. Notes. Bibliography. Index.