Belle [electronic resource] : The True Story of Dido Belle
Byrne, Paula2020
eAudioBook
This is the story of Dido Belle, whose adoption by an aristocratic family challenged the conventions of 18th century England
Dido Belle was the illegitimate, mixed-race daughter of a Royal Navy captain and a slave woman, adopted by the Earl of Mansfield. As Lord Chief Justice of England he would preside over the drowning of 142 slaves by a shipping company. This is the story of a family that defied convention, the legal trial that exposed the cruelties of slavery and the woman who challenged notions of race at the highest rank.
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Author:
Byrne, Paula, AuthorMash, Maggie, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : W F Howes, 2020
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
ISBN:
9780007565726
Language:
English
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BRN:
363442