Mary Wills is an Honorary Fellow of the Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull.

‘[Envoys of Abolition] offer[s] a detailed exploration of British officers and their important role in the suppression of the slave trade… This well-researched and nuanced discussion of naval officers illustrates their complex roles in West Africa as well as their powerful impact on metropolitan discourses.’Evan C. Rothera, The Northern Mariner

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Abolition at seaChapter 2: Abolition on shoreChapter 3: Officers’ commitment to the anti-slavery causeChapter 4: Prize voyages and ideas of freedomChapter 5: Encounters with AfricaChapter 6: Officers’ contributions to Britain’s anti-slavery cultureConclusionBibliographyIndex

Mary Wills is an Honorary Fellow of the Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull.

‘[Envoys of Abolition] offer[s] a detailed exploration of British officers and their important role in the suppression of the slave trade… This well-researched and nuanced discussion of naval officers illustrates their complex roles in West Africa as well as their powerful impact on metropolitan discourses.’Evan C. Rothera, The Northern Mariner

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Abolition at seaChapter 2: Abolition on shoreChapter 3: Officers’ commitment to the anti-slavery causeChapter 4: Prize voyages and ideas of freedomChapter 5: Encounters with AfricaChapter 6: Officers’ contributions to Britain’s anti-slavery cultureConclusionBibliographyIndex

Mary Wills is an Honorary Fellow of the Wilberforce Institute, University of Hull.

‘[Envoys of Abolition] offer[s] a detailed exploration of British officers and their important role in the suppression of the slave trade… This well-researched and nuanced discussion of naval officers illustrates their complex roles in West Africa as well as their powerful impact on metropolitan discourses.’Evan C. Rothera, The Northern Mariner

• List of IllustrationsList of AbbreviationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: Abolition at seaChapter 2: Abolition on shoreChapter 3: Officers’ commitment to the anti-slavery causeChapter 4: Prize voyages and ideas of freedomChapter 5: Encounters with AfricaChapter 6: Officers’ contributions to Britain’s anti-slavery cultureConclusionBibliographyIndex