The History of Mary Prince
A West Indian Slave
$29.75
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2005
Summary
The first life of a black woman to be published in Britain
The History of Mary Prince (1831) was the first narrative of a black woman to be published in Britain. It describes Prince’s sufferings as a slave in Bermuda, Turks Island and Antigua, and her eventual arrival in London with her brutal owner Mr Wood in 1828. Prince escaped from him and sought assistance from the Anti-Slavery Society, where she dictated her remarkable story to Susanna Strickland (later Moodie).
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140437492 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140437495 |
| Author: | Mary Prince, Sara Salih |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2005 |
| Weight: | 123g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 8mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Mary Prince
Mary Prince (1788-1826) was born a slave in Bermuda. In 1815 she was sold to John Wood and taken to Antigua. Here she met Daniel James, a freeman, whom she married in 1826. In 1828, Prince was taken to England and claiming that the Woods had mistreated her she was allowed, under English law, to exercise her right to freedom and found employment as a domestic servant. Her story was published in 1831 and led to two libel trials.
Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of ‘brown’ women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day. Sara Salih is lecturer in English at Wadham College, Oxford. Sara Salih is Assistant Professor in English at the University of Toronto. She is the author of Judith Butler (Routledge 2002), and the editor, with Judith Butler, of The Judith Butler Reader (Blackwell, 2004). She is currently working on a book about representations of ‘brown’ women in England and Jamaica from the eighteenth century to the present day.
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