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Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African

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Availability:In StockContributor:Ignatius Sancho, Vincent Carretta (Editor)Publish date:2015-04-14Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Broadview Press IncISBN-13:9781554811960ISBN-10:1554811961UPC:9781554811960Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 19th Century, 18th CenturySize:8.80 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC9TT4Q4GZ

A contemporary critic described Ignatius Sancho as "what is very uncommon for men of his complexion, A man of letters." A London shopkeeper, former butler, and descendant of slaves, Sancho was the first author of African descent to have his correspondence published. He was also a critic of literature, music, and art; a composer; and an advocate for the abolition of slavery. Sancho's letters reveal an avid reader and prolific author, and his epistolary style shows a sophisticated understanding of both private and public audiences. Even after the abolition of the slave trade, proponents of equal rights on both sides of the Atlantic continued to use Sancho as an exemplar of the intellectual and moral capacity of people of African descent.


In addition to the annotated letters by Sancho, this edition includes Laurence Sterne's letters to Sancho, Sancho's surviving autograph writings, and a selection of the many eighteenth-century responses to Sancho and his letters.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Broadview Press IncISBN-13:9781554811960ISBN-10:1554811961UPC:9781554811960Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:Europe, ModernBook Topic:Great Britain, 19th Century, 18th CenturySize:8.80 x 5.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC9TT4Q4GZ

Vincent Carretta is Professor of English at the University of Maryland.


Publisher: Broadview Press Inc

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