The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave (Penguin Classics) |
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Mary Prince
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Pages: 160 (Paperback)
Editor: Sara Salih
ISBN: 0140437495
Pub: Penguin Classics
Pub date: 2000-05-25
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 46658
Reader Reviews:
OMG FABULOUS =D (0/1 people found this helpful)
it was the most intelligently written novel i have EVER read, it made me cry and laugh at the same time. I didnt know what emotion to feel. it shared its artistic integrity with my heart and mind! olaudah's tail is very moving and it is such a beautiful story!!! I dont know whatto do now that ive finished reading it, its like i want to be him. i want his life; it was so interesting and full of life! i really like it and would definitely reccommend it to anyone.
Excellent read (1/1 people found this helpful)
based on the first edition (1993)
I recommend this to all interested in slavery/abolition, colonialism and victorian studies. Moira Ferguson's introduction is a fantastic piece of criticism and scholarship with some excellent references - many of which I intend to follow-up. Mary Prince's story provides a very interesting human view of slavery and a rare female view. Of note to me were the primary sources, especially the many letters of the protagonists on both sides of debate and struggle.
Gives a eye witness account of slavery (20/27 people found this helpful)
This book tells it like it was. However as the original story was told in order to aid the anti-slavery movement, Mary Prince does not give her personal feelings on her story, or how her experiences affected her. It is nevertheless a harrowing account of slavery and gives a human face to the nameless masses of slaves. The book is not worth the price, as the story itself is too short.
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