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1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
Romantic reconfigurations: studies in literature and culture 1780-1850
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Romantic reconfigurations.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Smeathmania; 1 Metamorphosis; 2 Prospects; 3 Residence; 4 Housekeeping; 5 Currency; 6 Doldrums; 7 Antislavery; 8 Prodigal Returns; Conclusion: Legacies; Appendix; 'Proposals for printing by subscription, Voyages and Travels in Africa and the West-Indies, from the Year 1771, to the Year 1779 inclusive. By Henry Smeathman.'; 'Oeconomy of a Slave Ship'; 'Mr Smeathman's Useful hints for those who intend to visit or settle in Africa and other hot Climates' |
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'Some Account of the Termites, which are found in Africa and other hot climates. In a Letter from Mr. Henry Smeathman, of Clement's Inn, to Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. P.R.S.'Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This book enriches our understanding of Romanticism and colonialism by telling the story of Henry Smeathman (1742-86), natural historian and sentimental traveller whose extraordinary life in West Africa and the West Indies provides us with vivid, eye-witness accounts of Atlantic slavery, the Middle Passage, and the difficulties of collecting in the tropics. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Smeathman, Henry, -1786.
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Smeathman, Henry, -1786. |
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Naturalists -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Naturalists. |
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Great Britain. |
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Biographies.
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| Subject |
Natural history -- Africa, West.
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Natural history. |
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West Africa. |
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Slavery -- Africa, West.
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NATURE -- Essays. |
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NATURE -- Reference. |
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Slavery. |
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Ecotourism. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 1786940531 9781786940537 (OCoLC)1008760408 |
| ISBN |
9781786948717 (electronic book) |
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1786948710 (electronic book) |
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1786940531 |
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9781786940537 |
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1789629136 |
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9781789629132 |
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