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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... servants to aristocrats , demonstrated that the interest in Sancho's forthcoming correspondence was substantial . Sales were so suc- cessful that Sancho's widow received more than £ 500 from the over 1200 subscribers and a fee paid by ...
... servant to the Duke of Montagu , whose sentimental letters , so generally known , would not disgrace the pen of an European , may also be mentioned on this occasion . Even those who denied the achievement of Black writers im- plicitly ...
... servant . The vast majority of eighteenth - century Blacks , how- ever , lacked the access to learning shared by Wheatley , Equiano , Cugoano , and Sancho , as well as the social mobility and eco- nomic security Sancho enjoyed . The ...
... servant of many years , Johnson announced that he was leaving his Black servant , Francis Barber , an annuity of £ 70 . People were shocked when , in 1823 , Sancho's acquaintance Joseph Nol- lekens left his long - suffering , loyal ...
Ignatius Sancho Vincent Carretta. lekens left his long - suffering , loyal Black servant Elizabeth Ro- sina Clements ( " Bronze " ) only £ 19 19s . In 1751 , the duchess of Montagu left Sancho a year's salary and an annuity of £ 30 . San ...