the experience of reading in Britain, from 1450 to 1945...

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Richard Hildreth : The white slave, or memoirs of a fugitive

'That would be in the year 1852, when I was fifteen. About the same time I read "The White Slave" and the autobiography of Frederick Douglass. Thus began a keen, lasting interest in the anti-slavery agitation.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Thomas Burt      Print: Book

Richard Hildreth : Archy Moore

Harriet Martineau, Journal, 19 October 1837: 'At night, read some of "Archy Moore." A terrible story, which stirred me deeply [...] It is truer than any slave-story I ever read.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Harriet Martineau      Print: Book

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