Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an AfricanPenguin, 1998 - Počet stran: 336 Born on a slave ship enroute to the West Indies, orphaned by the age of two and taken to England by his owner, Ignatius Sancho rose from servitude to include among his friends noted artists, writers, actors, and prominent politicians. Sancho first gained celebrity when one of his letters appeared in the novelist Laurence Sterne's Letters (1775) and, inspired by the editor's desire to show "that an untutored African may possess abilities equal to a European", two volumes of Sancho's letters were published shortly after his death. The literary quality and the historical importance of the letters endure, revealing a man of sensitivity, intellect, and charm, while also presenting an unusual chronicle of the times. Sancho offers young men fatherly advice on their futures; writes flirtatiously to young women; relates the joys and sorrows of family life; swaps literary jokes; and comments perceptively on the issues of the day. His thoughts on race and politics -- including his criticism of British imperialism in India, the complicity of Africans in the slave trade, and the blatant racism that flourishes in his adopted homeland -- will be of particular interest to twentieth-century readers. While some letters may have been abridged because of the original editor's concerns about public sensitivities, they remain a powerful testament to the injustices of racial discrimination. |
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... John James Barralet , Henry William Bunbury , Matthew and Mary Darly , Daniel Gardner , John Hamilton Mor- timer , Joseph Nollekens , and Stevenson ; actors Garrick and John Henderson ; banker John Spink ; and booksellers John Ireland and ...
... John Spink on 21 November 1779 , " I write first , and think after- wards .... " Sancho certainly knew that there would be public interest in his letters : his fame during his own lifetime was largely due to his published correspondence ...
... John Me- heux ; the serious reportorial voice telling John Spink of the Gordon Riots ; or the stoical voice in the later letters facing ap- proaching death . Sancho's manipulation of his voice is perhaps most interesting to twentieth ...
... John Spink dated 6 June 1780 describing the destruction of property and loss of lives dur- ing the Gordon Riots , Sancho says , " I am not sorry I was born in Afric . " Several of Sancho's strongest responses to slavery and his own ...
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