Description
| Product ID: | 9781529072617 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Title: | Black Voices on Britain |
| Authors: | Author: Hakim Adi |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Literary essays, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Classic fiction: general and literary, Anthologies (non-poetry), Classic fiction (pre c 1945), United Kingdom, Great Britain, c 1700 to c 1800, c 1800 to c 1900, 20th century |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, America, Africa and the Caribbean who together reflect Black experience in Britain. <p>A compelling anthology of Black voices from England, America, Africa and the Caribbean, from people who lived, worked, campaigned and travelled in Britain from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century.<br><br>Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.<br><br>Professor Hakim Adi, shortlisted for the Wolfson history prize, draws on a variety of published works in <i>Black Voices on Britain</i>, all of which describe powerful experiences: James Gronniosaw and his family endure poverty, illness and unemployment; Mary Prince is driven out by her cruel owners and turns to London charities for help; Frederick Douglass, on a lecture tour around Britain, reveals how the Christian clergy built churches with slave-owners’ money; and William Wells Brown gives his impressions of England as he travels around a country which welcomes him more readily than America. These and other voices offer a fascinating and thought-provoking portrayal of Black experiences in Britain.</p> |
| Imprint Name: | Macmillan Collector's Library |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-09-15 |