Of One Blood: Or, the Hidden Self

¿ A new Introduction, foreword and Life & Works¿ Part of a series of classic, often neglected works by black writers.¿ The series gathers together the roots of modern black sci-fi¿ With a Glossary of Gothic, Victorian & Literary terms

About the author

Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins (1859–1930) was a pioneering African-American novelist, playwright and journalist, whose work, such as the romance novel Contending Forces, often explored race and social issues. As an editor and director of The Colored American Magazine, she wielded significant literary and cultural influence.

Patty Nicole Johnson writes sci-fi that envisions a more equitable society. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in New American Legends, On the Seawall, Midnight & Indigo, Constelación and Flame Tree’s Black Sci-Fi Short Stories. She is also revising her debut novel, The Rhythm of Reveries and has been a panellist at FIYAHCON.

Dr. Sandra M. Grayson is a tenured full professor in the English Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her publications include the books Visions of the Third Millennium; Symbolizing the Past; A Literary Revolution; and Sparks of Resistance, Flames of Change. 

Summary

A lost worlds thriller written in 1902 by a pioneering black writer of black fiction. The story of Reuel is fuelled by love, betrayal and a heavy undertow of the supernatural; an impulsive medical student he travels from Boston to Ethiopia, discovers a hidden city, ancient treasure and his own heritage. New edition with a new introduction.

Product details

• Authors: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
• Assisted by: Sandra M. Grayson (Foreword), Patty Nicole Johnson (Introduction)
• Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781839647888
• ISBN: 978-1-83964-788-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Essential Gothic, SF & Dark Fantasy; Foundations of Black Science Fiction
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / African American / Mystery & Detective, Fiction, Adventure fiction, African History, FICTION / Science Fiction / Adventure