The History of Mary Prince (eBook)

A West Indian Slave - With the Supplement, The Narrative of Asa-Asa, A Captured African

Mary Prince (Autor)

Tho Pringle (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
79 Seiten
Read Books Ltd. (Verlag)
978-1-5287-8916-5 (ISBN)

Infos

An 1831 autobiography of Mary Prince (1788–1833), a British abolitionist and autobiographer. Born in Bermuda to a family of African slaves, she managed to escape to London where she wrote this book. The first account of a black woman's life published in Great Britain.

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“The History of Mary Prince - A West Indian Slave” is a 1831 autobiography of Mary Prince (1788–1833), a British abolitionist and autobiographer. Born in Bermuda to a family of African slaves, she managed to escape to London where she wrote this book. The first account of a black woman's life published in Great Britain, “The History of Mary Prince” was highly controversial in a time of growing anti-slavery agitation. The book touched many people and was hugely popular, selling out thee printings. Contents include: “The History Of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave”, “History Of Mary Prince, By The Editor”, and “Narrative Of Louis Asa-Asa, A Captured African”.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.2.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: Bermuda History • Black Women's History • Educational Books • Freedom from Slavery • Real Slave Stories • slavery history • slave trade
• ISBN-10: 1-5287-8916-4 / 1528789164
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5287-8916-5 / 9781528789165