History of Mary Prince

"e;The History of Mary Prince - A West Indian Slave"e; is a 1831 autobiography of Mary Prince (1788-1833), a British abolitionist and autobiographer. Born in Bermuda to a family of African slaves, she managed to escape to London where she wrote this book. The first account of a black woman's life published in Great Britain, "e;The History of Mary Prince"e; was highly controversial in a time of growing anti-slavery agitation. The book touched many people and was hugely popular, selling out thee printings. Contents include: "e;The History Of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave"e;, "e;History Of Mary Prince, By The Editor"e;, and "e;Narrative Of Louis Asa-Asa, A Captured African"e;.