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{{italic title}}'''''A Respectable Trade''''' is a 1995 historical novel by [[Philippa Gregory]] set in the [[Bristol Harbour|Bristol docks]] in 1787. |
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| author = [[Philippa Gregory]] |
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'''''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]]}}</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]]}}</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]]}}</ref> |
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==Adaptation== |
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| Author | Philippa Gregory |
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Publication date | February 1, 2007 |
| Pages | 512 |
| ISBN | 0-7432-7254-4 |
A Respectable Trade is a 1995 historical novel by Philippa Gregory set in the Bristol docks in 1787.[1][2][3]
Adaptation
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
A Respectable Trade was nominated in several BAFTA categories, including best serial, winning one BAFTA for Frances Tempest's historical costumes.[5]
Cast
- 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
- ^ "A Respectable Trade". Kirkus Reviews. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ Gortner, C. W. (February 2007). "A Respectable Trade". Historical Novel Society. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "A Respectable Trade by Philippa Gregory". Publishers Weekly. 8 January 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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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