A history of Black and Asian writing in Britain, 1700-2000

First encounters : the historical context

Eighteenth-century letters and narratives : Ignatius Sancho, Olaudah Equiano, and Dean Mahomed

Speaking truth for freedom and justice : Robert Wedderburn and Mary Prince

Imperial century

Querying race, gender, and genre : nineteenth-century narratives of escape

Travellers and reformers : Mary Seacole and B.M. Malabari

Connecting cultures : Cornelia and Alice Sorabji

Ending empire

Duse Mohamed Ali, anti-imperial journals, and black and Asian publishing

Subaltern voices and the construction of a global vision

Epilogue.