Title
Years Ago: A Tale of West Indian Domestic Life of the Eighteenth Century
Creator
Lynch, Theodora Elizabeth (Author)
Abstract/Description
Born in 1812, Theodora Elizabeth Lynch was an English poet and novelist. In 1865 she published Years Ago: A Tale of West Indian Domestic Life of the Eighteenth Century, a coming of age novel written in the diary-epistolary form. Years Ago is said to be heavily influenced by Lynch's upbringing. Similar to the novel's narrator, Lynch was raised on a Jamaican sugarcane plantation and came from a wealthy family. Throughout the novel, the narrator describes daily life and details all of the domestic happenings on the plantation. This novel is notable for its depiction of enslaved women. They are portrayed with positivity, and as Northeastern University Professor Jessica Nelson has described, seen as "a figure actively engaged in recreating, modifying, and critiquing English domesticity." Prominent themes in the novel include domestic life, female relationships, and slave ownership.
Publisher
London, England : Jarrold and Sons, 1865
Language
English
Subjects and keywords
Novels
London, England
London, England
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Date created
1865
Citation
Lynch, Thoedora. Years Ago: A Tale of West Indian Domestic Life of the Eighteenth Century. London: Jarrold and Sons, 1865.
Use and reproduction
The digital edition is freely available for public download and non-commercial redistribution.
Restriction on access
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