Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an AfricanPenguin, 1998 - 336 oldal Born on a slave ship enroute to the West Indies, orphaned by the age of two and taken to England by his owner, Ignatius Sancho rose from servitude to include among his friends noted artists, writers, actors, and prominent politicians. Sancho first gained celebrity when one of his letters appeared in the novelist Laurence Sterne's Letters (1775) and, inspired by the editor's desire to show "that an untutored African may possess abilities equal to a European", two volumes of Sancho's letters were published shortly after his death. The literary quality and the historical importance of the letters endure, revealing a man of sensitivity, intellect, and charm, while also presenting an unusual chronicle of the times. Sancho offers young men fatherly advice on their futures; writes flirtatiously to young women; relates the joys and sorrows of family life; swaps literary jokes; and comments perceptively on the issues of the day. His thoughts on race and politics -- including his criticism of British imperialism in India, the complicity of Africans in the slave trade, and the blatant racism that flourishes in his adopted homeland -- will be of particular interest to twentieth-century readers. While some letters may have been abridged because of the original editor's concerns about public sensitivities, they remain a powerful testament to the injustices of racial discrimination. |
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... duke of Montagu , who frequently took him home and introduced him to reading . When the duke died in 1749 , Sancho fled from the sisters and sought refuge in the household of the duke's widow , even- tually becoming the valet of the ...
... duke in 1749 , Sancho fled from his mistresses and sought protection from the duke's widow . When the duchess at first rejected his appeal , he considered suicide , but she soon relented and hired him as her butler , a very responsible ...
... duke without a male heir rendered the title of duke of Montagu extinct until it was recreated in 1766 and bestowed upon the late duke's son - in - law , who thus became the first duke of Montagu of the new creation . Sancho sought ...
... duke proved to be as good a master to Sancho as the old duchess had been . When illness and obesity rendered Sancho unfit to continue as Montagu's valet , the duke helped Sancho and his wife , Anne , whom he had married in 1758 ...
... Duke of Montague's . Those who love whatever comes from a warm heart , however trifling or affected it may be , will receive pleasure from these two vol- umes , which are not ill written . " Crewe's hopes , which Jekyll shared , that ...