The girl prince : Virginia Woolf, race and the Dreadnought hoax
Jones, Danell2023
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In February 1910, the future Virginia Woolf played the most famous practical joke in British military history. Blackening her face and masquerading as an Abyssinian prince, the young writer and her friends conned their way onto HMS Dreadnought, the Empire's most powerful battleship. The stunt made headlines around the world, embarrassed the Admiralty, and provoked debate in Parliament. But who was the 'girl prince' unidentified at the time, and what was she doing there? This book intertwines three fascinating stories: a scandalous prank and its afterlife; Woolf's ideas about race and empire; and the actual lived experience of Black people in Edwardian Britain, from real princes to Caribbean writers and South African activists.
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The girl prince : Virginia Woolf, race and the Dreadnought hoax / Danell Jones.
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London : Hurst & Company, 2023.
Collation:
376 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781805260066 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'12823.912
Language:
English
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BRN:
3652664
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