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Adolphus, A Tale (Anonymous) & The Slave Son: A Tale And The Slave Son
Lise Winer
Adolphus, A Tale (Anonymous) & The Slave Son: A Tale And The Slave Son
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Description
Contents
Reviews
Language
English
ISBN
9789766409470
Contents
Acknowledgements
Contributors
Introduction
The Historical Corpus
Trinidad’s Literary Roots
The Social Context of Trinidad
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Frederick Douglass and The Slave Son
Mrs Wilkins and the Irish Question
Adolphus, The Slave Son and Literary Genres
Adolphus, The Slave Son and the Caribbean Literary Tradition
Notes on Editorial Procedures
Adolphus, A Tale
Contents
Adolphus, A Tale Preface
CHAPTER I. The Romelia Family
CHAPTER II. Antonia
CHAPTER III. Padre Gonzalvez
CHAPTER IV. Adolphus
CHAPTER V. A Night in Port of Spain, or Common Occurrences
CHAPTER VI. The White Mulatto
CHAPTER VII. Abduction
CHAPTER VIII. Agitated Minds
CHAPTER IX. Cudjoe
CHAPTER X. The Rescue — Death
CHAPTER XI. The Arrest
CHAPTER XII. The Voyage
CHAPTER XIII. Fortitude. — A Court of Justice
CHAPTER XIV. Venezuela
CHAPTER XV. The Letter
Annotations to Adolphus, A Tale
The Slave Son
Dedication
Contents
The Slave Son Introduction
CHAPTER I. A Short Review of the History of Trinidad
CHAPTER II. Lovers’ Quarrel
CHAPTER III. Laurine
CHAPTER IV. Discomfiture
CHAPTER V. A Rash Move
CHAPTER VI. The Slave Market
CHAPTER VII. Black Cattle Purchased
CHAPTER VIII. How Government Servants Do Their Duty in the Colonies
CHAPTER IX. Wrath and Retaliation
CHAPTER X. The Muster Roll
CHAPTER XI. Black Cattle Broken In
CHAPTER XII. The Obiah Priest
CHAPTER XIII. The Visit of an Enemy
CHAPTER XIV. Chasing Game
CHAPTER XV. A Peep at the Hospital
CHAPTER XVI. The Young African’s Story
CHAPTER XVII. Madelaine Shows That She Has HadMuch to Embitter Her Life
CHAPTER XVIII. Belfond’s Story
CHAPTER XIX. The Slave’s Burial
CHAPTER XX. Conversation in the Great House
CHAPTER XXI. Two Travellers of a Different Stamp
CHAPTER XXII. Reprieve
CHAPTER XXIII. Presentiment of Death
CHAPTER XXIV. All Up in Rebellion
CHAPTER XXV. Escape
CHAPTER XXVI. Conclusion
Annotations to The Slave Son
References
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