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Title
The Grateful Negro and the Birthday Present
Creator
Edgeworth, Maria
Murray and Gibb Printers to Her Majesty's Stationary Office, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Title
The Grateful Negro and the Manufacturers
Creator
Edgeworth, Maria (Author)
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Abstract/Description
Born in England in 1768, Maria Edgeworth was an acclaimed Anglo-Irish writer, known for both her short stories and children's literature. Her work The Grateful Negro and The Manufacturers tells the story of two slave owners, Mr. Jeffries and Mr. Edwards, and the virtually opposite ways in which they treated their slaves. Mr. Edwards was far kinder and more compassionate towards his slaves, and acted as a shining example of a slave owner. This made the story quite popular among abolitionists and was widely circulated through multiple versions and editions across Europe, North America, and the West Indies. This particular version was published in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1865. It was often published together with The Grateful Negro and The Birthday Present, which is also available in our archive.
Publisher
Halifax, Nova Scotia : Milner and Sowerby, 1865
Language
English
Subjects and keywords
Novels
University of California
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Permanent URL
Date created
1865
Citation
Edgeworth, Maria. The Grateful Negro: And the Manufacturers. Halifax [Nova Scotia: Milner and Sowerby, 1865
Copyright date
1865
Use and reproduction
The digital edition is freely available for public download and non-commercial redistribution.
Restriction on access
This digital edition has limited access restrictions. View the terms of access at http://ecda.northeastern.edu/
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