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The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'
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The title character, James Wait, is a dying West Indian black sailor on board the merchant ship Narcissus sailing from Bombay to London. Wait, suffering from tuberculosis, becomes seriously ill during the voyage, and his plight arouses the humanitarian sympathies of many of the crew. However, the ship's master Captain Alistoun and an old sailor named Singleton remain concerned primarily with their duties and appear indifferent to Wait's condition.
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- ISBN-13: 9781981917587
- ISBN-10: 1981917586
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: December 2017
- Dimensions: 9.02 x 5.98 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.43 pounds
- Page Count: 138
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