Title
The Obiman
Creator
Phillpotts, Eden (Author)
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Abstract/Description
Eden Phillpotts was an English author, poet, and dramatist born in 1862 in India. A prolific writer, Phillpotts published many short stories, novels, and plays throughout his life. His short story The Obiman was published in July of 1893 by Harper's Weekly in New York. The story follows "ancient" Jesse, an obeah practitioner living in Tobago. In the story, Jesse lives in and tends to his garden, and does not take kindly to visitors-- in fact, his uses his practice against them. Major themes include obeah and its practitioners, relationships between formerly enslaved people and colonizers, and morals.
Publisher
New York : Harper's Weekly, 1893
Language
English
Subjects and keywords
Short Stories
Obeah Narratives
Tobago
New York, New York
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Obeah Narratives
Tobago
New York, New York
Penn State University
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Date created
1893
Citation
Phillpots, Eden. The Obi Man. New York: Harper's Weekly, 1856.
Use and reproduction
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Restriction on access
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