Title
The Slave Son
Creator
Wilkins, Marcella Fanny (Author)
Abstract/Description
Marcella Wilkin's novel The Slave Son takes place in Trinidad during mass emancipation of the enslaved following the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Part love story, part abolitionist critique, the novel tells the story of soon to be emancipated Belfond and Laurine as they fall in love during a historically chaotic period. Wilkin's originally began writing this in 1840 but abandoned the project without completing it. Then, after the positive reception of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, she was inspired to take up the project once again and finished the novel, publishing it in 1854.
Publisher
First Edition - London, England : John Edward Taylor, 1854
Language
English
Subjects and keywords
Novels
London, England
New York, New York
London, England
New York, New York
Permanent URL
Date created
1854
Citation
Wilkins, William N. The Slave Son. London: Chapman and Hall, 1854.
Copyright date
1854
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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