To Ravensrigg (1976)
Hester Burton
| Repository | Library | Shelf |
|---|---|---|
| Somerset | Somerset Studies | B 823 BUR |
Record Number
0192713930
Publication Details
RCN
0192713930
Number of pages
148p
Height
22cm
Format
Hardback
Embellishment
Illustration
Note
First line:
One September night in the year 1786, Emmie Hesket leant her elbows on the sill of her bedroom window and gazed out across the street at the lawns and shrubberies of Queen Charlotte Gardens lying calm and deserted in the moonlight.
Historica note by the author:
On 22 June, 1772, Lord Mansfield gave his famous judgement in the case of Mr. Stewart, a planter, against black slave James Somerset, in which he discharged Somerset, stating that no master in England had ever been alllowed by law to take a slave by force to be sold abroad.
To most people this judgement announced the end of slavery within the United Kingdom.
One September night in the year 1786, Emmie Hesket leant her elbows on the sill of her bedroom window and gazed out across the street at the lawns and shrubberies of Queen Charlotte Gardens lying calm and deserted in the moonlight.
Historica note by the author:
On 22 June, 1772, Lord Mansfield gave his famous judgement in the case of Mr. Stewart, a planter, against black slave James Somerset, in which he discharged Somerset, stating that no master in England had ever been alllowed by law to take a slave by force to be sold abroad.
To most people this judgement announced the end of slavery within the United Kingdom.
Aspects
English
Subjects
Dates
18th century
Late 18th century.