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An introduction to the writings of J G Mullen, an African clerk, in the Gold Coast Leader, 1916–19
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posted on 2023-06-08, 05:39 authored by Steph NewellJ. G. Mullen was a Gold Coast clerk who published his memoirs, in instalments, in the Gold Coast Leader from 1916 to 1919. In this unusual narrative, he describes his adventures in Cameroon before and during the First World War. His account combines real-life geographical and social details with flamboyant tropes probably derived from imperial popular literature. Mullen's biography and even identity have so far been otherwise untraceable. His text offers glimpses, always enigmatic, of the experience and outlook of a member of the new clerkly class of colonial West Africa. This contribution presents an edited extract from Mullen's text together with a contextualizing and interpretative essay. The full Mullen text is available in the online version of this issue of Africa.
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AfricaISSN
0001-9720Publisher
Cambridge University PressExternal DOI
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3Volume
78Page range
384-400Department affiliated with
- English Publications
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2012-02-06Usage metrics
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