{"product_id":"9781554816231-the-noble-slaves","title":"The Noble Slaves","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe framing narrative in \u003cem\u003eThe Noble Slaves\u003c\/em\u003e takes the form of a series of shipwrecks, periods of captivity, escapes, and the eventual reunion of two married couples. Penelope Aubin reworks the story of a castaway in \u003cem\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/em\u003e but makes women the central characters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first ever critical edition of Penelope Aubin’s \u003cem\u003eThe Noble Slaves\u003c\/em\u003e, a novel that shows women as both moral exemplars and independent adventurers in foreign lands. Its tales of seduction, imprisonment, and escape engage with contemporary debates about arbitrary authority and slavery—particularly in relation to the lives of women. In one brief and fast-paced novel, Aubin brings together the aristocratic romance and the world of trade with the themes of empire and colonialism. Sometimes assessed as a pious conservative or a popular sensationalist, Aubin used fiction as a vehicle for addressing the deepest moral and political concerns of her time, and \u003cem\u003eThe Noble Slaves\u003c\/em\u003e will allow new readers to understand her importance to the history of the novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe appendices to this Broadview Edition include contemporary fiction and historical documents on slavery, piracy, and Orientalism. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53596850323830,"sku":"9781554816231","price":19.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36364280_b774a101-505b-46b6-aa45-3f69daa7215d.jpg?v=1759442683","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781554816231-the-noble-slaves","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}