The Female Captive: A Narrative of Facts, Which Happened in Barbary, in the Year 1756. ... Written by Herself. Volume 2 of 2

by Mrs. Crisp

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166 pages, Paperback

First published May 27, 2010

Reviews

[Teri · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very quick read and is part two of two parts by Elizabeth Marsh Crisp written in 1756. In the two-volume set, Crisp recounts her time as a captive in Morocco. Marsh was sailing from Gibraltar to England where she had planned to reunite with her fiance. She was traveling with a male companion, a merchant name James Crisp who was merely escorting her on the trip.

In volume two, Marsh recounts her time in Morocco as a captive and the distressing situation she found herself in. When meeting with the women of the court of Prince Sidi Mohammed, she happened to try to repeat some words unknown to her in the local native tongue. It turned out that she had supposedly renounced Christianity and accepted Islam as her religion, becoming a Moor. The prince attempted to make her his concubine, at times beating her into submission. This endured for months before peace talks commenced that could possibly free her. Eventually, she would be sent to Salé to hopefully await her release.

This is a wonderful piece of primary resource as a first-person narrative by a female captive in early modern Mediterranean history.

[Mary Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a fascinating read. The way that Elizabeth Marsh frames her narrative around her own romance is incredibly savvy... More to come regarding a review, but I must just say that this book is trashy, but it is smart.