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{{Short description|1995 historical novel}}
{{italic}}'''''A Respectable Trade''''' is a 1995 historical novel by [[Philippa Gregory]] set in the [[Bristol Harbour|Bristol docks]] in 1787.
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{{Infobox novel
| isbn = 0-7432-7254-4
| image = A Respectable Trade.jpg
| caption = First edition (publ. [[HarperCollins]])
| author = [[Philippa Gregory]]
| pub_date = February 1, 2007
| pages = 512
}}

'''''A Respectable Trade''''' is a 1995 historical novel by [[Philippa Gregory]] set in the [[Bristol Harbour|Bristol docks]] in 1787.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-10-01 |title=A Respectable Trade |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/philippa-gregory/a-respectable-trade/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=[[Kirkus Reviews]] |archive-date=28 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228183806/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/philippa-gregory/a-respectable-trade/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gortner |first=C. W. |date=February 2007 |title=A Respectable Trade |url=https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/a-respectable-trade/ |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=[[Historical Novel Society]] |archive-date=10 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240810012850/https://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/a-respectable-trade/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-08 |title=A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780743272544 |access-date=2024-08-10 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |archive-date=23 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923144706/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780743272544 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Adaptation==
==Adaptation==
Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV miniseries which was broadcast by the [[BBC]] in 1998 and by the [[PBS]] in the United States in the fall of 1999. The series was partially filmed on site in Bristol, utilising the former house (and now museum) of plantation and slave owner [[John Pinney]]. <ref>Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace - ''The British Slave Trade and Public Memory'' 2013 0231510314 Page 67 "Philippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade (1995), ... Gregory adapted her work into a miniseries broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and later by PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.</ref>
Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV serial which was broadcast by the [[BBC]] in 1998 and by the [[PBS]] in the United States in the fall of 1999. The series was partially filmed on site in Bristol, utilising the former house (and now museum) of plantation and slave owner [[John Pinney]].<ref>Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace - ''The British Slave Trade and Public Memory'' 2013 0231510314 Page 67 "Philippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade (1995), ... Gregory adapted her work into a drama broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and later by PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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Latest revision as of 01:29, 10 August 2024

A Respectable Trade
First edition (publ. HarperCollins)
AuthorPhilippa Gregory
Publication date
February 1, 2007
Pages512
ISBN0-7432-7254-4

A Respectable Trade is a 1995 historical novel by Philippa Gregory set in the Bristol docks in 1787.[1][2][3]

Adaptation

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Gregory adapted her work into a four-part TV serial which was broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and by the PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999. The series was partially filmed on site in Bristol, utilising the former house (and now museum) of plantation and slave owner John Pinney.[4]

Reception

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A Respectable Trade was nominated in several BAFTA categories, including best serial, winning one BAFTA for Frances Tempest's historical costumes.[5]

Cast

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  • Warren Clarke, Josiah Cole a trader in sugar, rum and eventually slaves
  • Emma Fielding, Frances Scott, his new aristocratic wife
  • Ariyon Bakare, Mehuru, an educated African slave
  • Grahame Fox, John Bates Slave driver

References

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  1. ^ "A Respectable Trade". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2006. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  2. ^ Gortner, C. W. (February 2007). "A Respectable Trade". Historical Novel Society. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  3. ^ "A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory". Publishers Weekly. 8 January 2007. Archived from the original on 23 September 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  4. ^ Elizabeth Kowaleski-Wallace - The British Slave Trade and Public Memory 2013 0231510314 Page 67 "Philippa Gregory's A Respectable Trade (1995), ... Gregory adapted her work into a drama broadcast by the BBC in 1998 and later by PBS in the United States in the fall of 1999.
  5. ^ Jerry Roberts Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors 0810863782 - 2009 -Page 314 "A Respectable Trade was nominated for best serial or special by the British Academy of Film and TV Arts, and won the BAFTA for Frances Tempest's costumes.."


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