{"product_id":"rupert-gray-a-tale-in-black-and-white-9789766401825","title":"Rupert Gray: A Tale in Black and White","description":"The Caribbean Heritage series is designed to publish new editions of historically significant works of fiction from our region. The first three volumes in the series comprise four Trinidadian novels published between 1838 and 1907. A substantial introduction and thorough annotations contextualize each of the original texts. The first volume in the series is E.L. Joseph's \u003ci\u003eWarner Arundell: The Adventures of a Creole\u003c\/i\u003e. The second volume includes two novels: \u003ci\u003eAdolphus, A Tale, and The Slave Son\u003c\/i\u003e. The third volume in the series presents Stephen Cobham's novel \u003ci\u003eRupert Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, first published in 1907. Like the other novels in the series, this work also contains a strong political impetus, typical of West Indian novels, including support for the rights of all races. Together these four texts establish evidence of a much older and deeper local literary foundation than hitherto realized. This novel was written in Trinidad by a black or mixed-race teacher then law clerk, who also wrote poems and gave public lectures on literary topics. Williams, a black lawyer educated in England, who was a major figure in the Pan-African Association. The novel traces the love affair of Rupert Gray, a Negro accountant, and Gwendoline Serle, the daughter of a white businessman in Trinidad. The couple's interracial courtship is marked by parental disapproval, society's scorn and the loyalty of friends. A series of tragic events culminates in a melodramatic courtroom scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephen N. Cobham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of the West Indies Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/30\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Caribbean Heritage #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.22w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789766401825","brand":"University of the West Indies Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45133417906313,"sku":"9789766401825","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d776c9f6-e7e7-4faa-9493-25c8c1fabc68.jpg?v=1767678223","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/rupert-gray-a-tale-in-black-and-white-9789766401825","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}