A new look at an iconic writer, a racist empire, and a diverse city, brought uncomfortably together by a bold trick on the Royal Navy.
. . .
In February 1910, Virginia Woolf joined an outrageous hoax on the British Navy. Blackening her face with greasepaint, she masqueraded as an African prince and conned her way onto the decks of the most famous battleship of the day, the H.M.S. Dreadnought. The stunt sparked a global sensation. It made headlines around the world for weeks, embarrassed the Royal Navy, and even provoked heated discussions in parliament.
But who was the “girl prince,” and what was she doing there?
ABOUT
LATEST BOOK
The Girl Prince:
Virginia Woolf, Race, and
The Dreadnought Hoax
R E A D M O R E
LATEST BLOG
Latest Blogs
Zadie Smith at the British Library–In Person or Online–THIS WEDNESDAY!
I am beyond excited to hear Zadie Smith talk about Virginia Woolf this coming Wednesday. Smith will be live at the British Library, but I will be watching her via Zoom. (Ah, Zoom. We love it. We hate it.) Here's more information if you would like to take part:...
New Play About A.B.C. Merriman-Labor Opens in London in February
A New Play about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor A new play about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor will be premiering at the Vault Festival in London, 28 February to 5 March! The co-writers, Eloka Obi and Saul Boyer have named it "Five Years with the Whiteman," after the title of...
Publication Day: Merriman-Labor’s Britons Through Negro Spectacles–Thank You Penguin!
More than 100 years after his death, A.B.C. Merriman-Labor's Britons Through Negro Spectacles gets the recognition it deserves! So today, Penguin republished Britons Through Negro Spectacles as part of its "Black Britain Writing Back" series. The Booker-Award winning...