Telling West Indian Lives : Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804–1834

Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834 draws historical and literary attention to life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on new archival research, it highlights the ways written narrative shaped evangelical, philanthropic, and antislavery reform projects. "Telling West Indian Lives: Life Narrative and the Reform of Plantation Slavery Cultures 1804-1834"draws renewed historical and literary attention to lived cultures of life story and narration in the late plantation slavery period. Drawing on fresh archival research, it highlights the formative influence of oral genres on written and dictated texts, varied genres of life narrative, and the ways in which extant written narratives circulated as part of and shaped evangelical, philanthropic and antislavery reform projects "Cover" -- "Contents" -- "List of Abbreviations" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Introduction" -- "1 Anne Hart Gilbert and John Gilbert: Creole Benevolence and Antislavery, 1815â#x80;#x93;1834" -- "2 William Dawes in Antigua" -- "3 Methodist Life Narrative" -- "4 Robert Wedderburn and â#x80;the cause of humanityâ#x80;#x9D;" -- "5 The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself" -- "Conclusion" -- "Notes" -- "Select Bibliography" Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-9 Anne Hart Gilbert and John Gilbert: Creole Benevolence and Antislavery, 1815–1834....Pages 11-46 William Dawes in Antigua....Pages 47-63 Methodist Life Narrative....Pages 65-95 Robert Wedderburn and “the cause of humanity”....Pages 97-117 The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave, Related by Herself....Pages 119-166 Conclusion....Pages 167-169 Back Matter....Pages 171-241