{"product_id":"adolphus-a-tale-anonymous-the-slave-son-a-tale-and-the-slave-son-paperback","title":"Adolphus, a Tale (Anonymous) \u0026 the Slave Son: A Tale and the Slave Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLise Winer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Caribbean Heritage Series is designed to publish historic re-publications of Trinidad Literary Roots and comprises four Trinidadian novels published between 1838 and 1907. This second volume in the series presents two novels, \u003ci\u003eAdolphus, a Tale and The Slave Son\u003c\/i\u003e. Adolphus was first published in 1853 and was probably written by a Trinidadian mulatto, thus making it the first Trinidadian, and possibly the first West Indian, novel written by a mulatto and the first novel written by someone born and reared in Trinidad. A dramatic nineteenth-century tale, originally published in the newspapers of the day, \u003ci\u003eAdolphus\u003c\/i\u003e, traces the adventures of a mulatto son of a black slave women raped by a white man. Raised by a kind Spanish-Trinidadian padre, Adolphus grows into a handsome, well-educated, noble character. Later falling in love with Antonia Romelia, he manages to rescue her from a villainous kidnaper and they flee to Venezuela where they are free to marry. \u003ci\u003eThe Slave Son \u003c\/i\u003ewas originally published in 1854 by Chapman and Hall, and according to the author's foreword, it was inspired by Harriet Beecher Stowe's \u003ci\u003eUncle Tom's Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e and was written to support the abolitionist movement in the Unit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.09 x 9.6 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43978880319623,"sku":"9789766401337","price":64.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/MmjirkTjpK9789766401337.webp?v=1771786080","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/adolphus-a-tale-anonymous-the-slave-son-a-tale-and-the-slave-son-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}