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Adolphus, a Tale
Anon; Wilkins, William Noy. Ed(S): Winer, Lise
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Paperback. This dramatic tale was first published in 1853, probably written by a Trinidadian mulatto, thus making it the first Trinidadian novel written by a mulatto. It traces the adventures of a mulatto son of a black slave woman raped by a white man. Editor(s): Winer, Lise. Series: Caribbean Heritage S. Num Pages: 392 pages, 1 Illustrations. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
The Caribbean Heritage Series is designed to publish historic re-publications of "Trinidad Literary Roots" and comprises four Trinidadian novels published between 1838 and 1907. This second volume in the series presents two novels, Adolphus, a Tale and The Slave Son. Adolphus was first published in 1853 and was probably written by a Trinidadian mulatto, thus making it the first Trinidadian, and possibly the first West Indian, novel written by a mulatto and the first novel written by someone born and reared in Trinidad. A dramatic nineteenth-century tale, originally published in the newspapers of the day, Adolphus, traces the adventures of ... Read more
The Caribbean Heritage Series is designed to publish historic re-publications of "Trinidad Literary Roots" and comprises four Trinidadian novels published between 1838 and 1907. This second volume in the series presents two novels, Adolphus, a Tale and The Slave Son. Adolphus was first published in 1853 and was probably written by a Trinidadian mulatto, thus making it the first Trinidadian, and possibly the first West Indian, novel written by a mulatto and the first novel written by someone born and reared in Trinidad. A dramatic nineteenth-century tale, originally published in the newspapers of the day, Adolphus, traces the adventures of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of the West Indies Press Jamaica
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Caribbean Heritage S.
Place of Publication
Kingston, Jamaica
ISBN
9789766401337
SKU
V9789766401337
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About Anon; Wilkins, William Noy. Ed(S): Winer, Lise
Bridget Brereton is Professor of History, St Augustine, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago. Her major books include A History of Modern Trinidad, Race Relations in the Colonial Trinidad, and Law Justice and Empire. She has also written articles on gender and history in the Caribbean. Rhonda Cobham is Professor of English and Black Studies at Amherst College, ... Read more
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