[Black interest] Thomas Hood. Tylney Hall, of: Misdaad en vergelding

Naar het Engelsch door C.J. Zweerts. Deventer, Ballot, 1845. 1st and only ed. 2 vols. Paper wr. Lithogr. title-p. by Desguerrois after C.C.A. Last.

Ex bibliotheca Leesbibliotheek Verlooij, Rott. Vol. 1 first few quires waterst., vol. 2 loose in quires and other defects. Only Dutch transl. of the only novel by poet Hood from 1834: "Perhaps the first English novel to centrally feature strong and noble black characters, to whom we can sympathise and relate." (G. Roberts, Thomas Hood, Tylney Hall & Multicultural Wanstead', blogpost 25-3-2015). Very rare, Worldcat mentions only 1 copy, no copy in Dutch libraries. (total 2)