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Cover: 9780300260960 | The Fortunes of Francis Barber | Michael Bundock | Taschenbuch | 2021
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The Fortunes of Francis Barber
The Story of the Enslaved Jamaican Who Became Samuel Johnson's Heir
Taschenbuch von Michael Bundock
Sprache: Englisch

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The story of the extraordinary relationship between Francis Barber, a former slave, and Samuel Johnson, England's most distinguished man of letters "A remarkable work of detection, a biography of a black Briton from the eighteenth century that brings to life a rich and vital aspect of our shared history."--David Olusoga Born into slavery in Jamaica about 1742, Francis Barber was brought to London as a young boy, becoming a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. He joined the British navy for a time but returned to Johnson's service, eventually becoming his friend and heir. Barber was one of thousands of black Britons in the period. This is the story of his life, the hostility and support he encountered, and his extraordinary friendship with England's most distinguished man of letters.
The story of the extraordinary relationship between Francis Barber, a former slave, and Samuel Johnson, England's most distinguished man of letters "A remarkable work of detection, a biography of a black Briton from the eighteenth century that brings to life a rich and vital aspect of our shared history."--David Olusoga Born into slavery in Jamaica about 1742, Francis Barber was brought to London as a young boy, becoming a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. He joined the British navy for a time but returned to Johnson's service, eventually becoming his friend and heir. Barber was one of thousands of black Britons in the period. This is the story of his life, the hostility and support he encountered, and his extraordinary friendship with England's most distinguished man of letters.
Über den Autor
Michael Bundock is a barrister, a director of Dr. Johnson's House Trust and an Honorary Research Associate in the English Department at University College London.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780300260960
ISBN-10: 0300260962
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Bundock, Michael
Hersteller: Yale University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 192 x 128 x 27 mm
Von/Mit: Michael Bundock
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.09.2021
Gewicht: 0,268 kg
Artikel-ID: 119925032
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