The fortunes of Francis Barber : the true story of the Jamaican slave who became Samuel Johnson's heir /

"This compelling book chronicles a young boy's journey from the horrors of Jamaican slavery to the heart of London's literary world, and reveals the unlikely friendship that changed his life. Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a serv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bundock, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
Temas:
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784 > Friends and associates.
Barber, Frank, > 1745-1801.
Barber, Frank, > 1745-1801
Johnson, Samuel, > 1709-1784
1700 - 1799
Enslaved persons > Great Britain > Biography.
Literature and society > England > History > 18th century.
Black people > England > History > 18th century.
Littérature et société > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Personnes noires > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Great Britain.
HISTORY > Modern > 18th century.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Literary.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Black people
Friendship
Intellectual life
Literature and society
Enslaved persons
London (England) > Intellectual life > 18th century.
Londres (Angleterre) > Vie intellectuelle > 18e siècle.
England
England > London
Great Britain
Biography
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The house in Gough Square
  • "The Dunghill of the Universe"
  • A new name
  • Johnson
  • Servant or slave?
  • An apothecary in Cheapside
  • The Stag
  • "A Race Naturally Inferior"
  • "This is your scholar!"
  • Slavery on trial
  • "Nobody but Frank"
  • Hawkins vs. Barber
  • Lichfield
  • Afterlives.

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