The Sherife of Timbuctoo, or The History of Abon Becr Sadika, known in Jamaica by the name of Edward Donlan
Title
The Sherife of Timbuctoo, or The History of Abon Becr Sadika, known in Jamaica by the name of Edward Donlan
Creator
Al Sadiqa, Abu Bakr (Edward Dolan) (Author)
Publisher
First Edition - London, England : James Cochrane and Co., Waterloo Place, 1835
Language
English
Arabic
Arabic
Abstract/Description
"The Narrative of the Scherife of Timbuctoo" was published as a letter in Volume II (pp. 126-30) of R. R. Madden's, "A Twelvemonths Residence in the West Indies" (1835). Madden notes al-Sadiqa's account was first written in Arabic and, then, translated by al-Sadiqa into English. The letter is dated as September 20, 1834.
Subjects and keywords
Early Caribbean Slave Narratives
Embedded Narratives
Narratives
Madden, Robert R.
Renouard, G. C.
Buckingham, J.
Masi, Alexa
Kingston, Jamaica
Ghana
University of Michigan
Embedded Narratives
Narratives
Madden, Robert R.
Renouard, G. C.
Buckingham, J.
Masi, Alexa
Kingston, Jamaica
Ghana
University of Michigan
Permanent URL
Date created
[ca. September 20, 1834-September 20, 1834]
Use and reproduction
The digital edition is freely available for public download and non-commercial redistribution
Restriction on access
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Citation
Al-Sadika, Abu Bekr. "The Narrative of the Scherife of Timbuctoo," in A Twelvemonths Residence in the West Indies. Ed. R. R. Madden. London: James Cochrane and Co., Waterloo Place, 1835. 121-130.