ABC Merriman-Labor
Praise for Britons Through Negro Spectacles
Merriman-Labor was clearly way ahead of his time with this razor-sharp satire, with many of his observations both painfully accurate and not entirely without humour
Buzz Magazine
Fascinating . . . A jaunty travelogue set in London at the turn of the twentieth century . . . inverts a colonial gaze to subvert the culture and customs of Britain with wit, pastiche, satire and social commentary
Wasafiri
A.B.C. Merriman-Labor [is] a pioneer of West African literature who speaks truth to power using irony and wit
The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Merriman-Labor was clearly way ahead of his time with this razor-sharp satire, with many of his observations both painfully accurate and not entirely without humour
Buzz Magazine
Fascinating . . . A jaunty travelogue set in London at the turn of the twentieth century . . . inverts a colonial gaze to subvert the culture and customs of Britain with wit, pastiche, satire and social commentary
Wasafiri
A.B.C. Merriman-Labor [is] a pioneer of West African literature who speaks truth to power using irony and wit
The Sierra Leone Telegraph
Merriman-Labor was clearly way ahead of his time with this razor-sharp satire, with many of his observations both painfully accurate and not entirely without humour
Buzz Magazine
Fascinating . . . A jaunty travelogue set in London at the turn of the twentieth century . . . inverts a colonial gaze to subvert the culture and customs of Britain with wit, pastiche, satire and social commentary
Wasafiri
A.B.C. Merriman-Labor [is] a pioneer of West African literature who speaks truth to power using irony and wit
The Sierra Leone Telegraph