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Francis Barber (c. 1742/3 – 13 January 1801), born Quashey, was the Jamaican manservant of Samuel Johnson in London from 1752 until Johnson's death in 1784. Johnson made him his residual heir , with £ 70 (equivalent to £11,000 in 2023) a year to be given him by trustees, expressing the wish that he move from London to Lichfield ...
Francis Barber was Dr Johnson’s black servant. He turns up in every biography of Johnson, but this is the first he has had all to himself, and it is a joy — elegant, precise, formidably...
- BOOK CRITIC, THE SUNDAY TIMES
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Mar 31, 2015 · Francis Barber, born in Jamaica, was brought to London by his owner in 1750 and became a servant in the household of the renowned Dr. Samuel Johnson. Although Barber left London for a time and served in the British navy during the Seven Years’ War, he later returned to Johnson’s employ.
- Michael Bundock
Mar 31, 2015 · 4.4 31 ratings. See all formats and editions. Kindle. $16.80 Read with our free app. Hardcover. $62.12 10 Used from $3.55 1 New from $62.12. The story of the extraordinary relationship between Francis Barber, a former slave, and Samuel Johnson, England’s most distinguished man of letters.
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Books. The Fortunes of Francis Barber: The True Story of the Jamaican Slave who Became Samuel Johnson's Heir. Michael Bundock. Yale University Press, Jan 1, 2015 - History - 282 pages....
Mar 1, 2015 · Books. The Fortunes of Francis Barber: The True Story of the Jamaican Slave Who Became Samuel Johnson's Heir. This compelling book chronicles a young boy’s journey from the horrors of...
Apr 25, 2015 · The Fortunes of Francis Barber by Michael Bundock review – saved by Samuel Johnson | Autobiography and memoir | The Guardian. Detail from one of several versions of an unfinished portrait...
