What do you think may be features of Mary Prince's account designed to please a British abolitionist, largely religious audience?.Whom do you think was the intended audience for this book? Do you agree with the editor's decision to standardize the punctuation and spelling?.What do we learn about the actual writing of the text? What precautions have been taken to attest to its validity? What suspicions were these designed to preclude?.Why is Pringle careful to stress that the History has been published by him rather than the Anti-Slavery Society?. What is significant about the date of publication? Ia ir important that the initial impetus for writing this came from Mary herself?.What are some notable features of the preface? Why do you think it was included? Do you think a testament to the text's authenticity was needed?.What is the genre of this narrative? Does it resemble any other fiction or histories of its time?.
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