Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African

Resource Information

The work Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Letters of the late Ignatius Sancho, an African

Statement of responsibility

Ignatious Sancho ; edited by Vincent Carretta

Creator

• Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780

Contributor

• Carretta, Vincent

Subject

• Great Britain -- Race relations
• Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 18th century
• Blacks -- Great Britain -- Correspondence
• Sancho, Ignatius, 1729-1780 -- Correspondence
• Literature

Language

eng

Summary

The letters here present a unique and interesting chronicle of the times. Sancho discusses issues which include his own life story from his beginnings as a slave, following his rise to fame and noterity as one of the first Afro-British critics

Cataloging source

StDuBDS

Dewey number

• 826.6
• 920 SANCHO

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Series statement

Penguin classics