Narrative of Two Voyages to the River Sierra Leone During the Years 1791-1792-1793

Download or read book Narrative of Two Voyages to the River Sierra Leone During the Years 1791-1792-1793 written by Anna Maria Falconbridge and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anna Maria Falconbridge’s Narrative of Two Voyages, consisting of fourteen letters to a friend about her experiences, is the first published Englishwoman’s narrative of a visit to West Africa. Alexander Falconbridge’s Account of the Slave Trade describes the horrific conditions he had witnessed in West Africa. Published in 1788 by the London Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, it was the first piece of published abolitionist propaganda.