"Especially evident in Victorian-era writings is a rhetorical tendency to liken adults to children and children to adults. Claudia Nelson examines this literary phenomenon and explores the ways in which writers discussed the child-adult relationship during this period. Though far from ubiquitous, the terms 'child-woman, ' 'child-man, ' and 'old-fashioned child' appear often enough in Victorian writings to prompt critical questions about the motivations...