A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people

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Matthews, John, R. N. published A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people in 1788, and it has since become one of the more widely recognised works of travel & exploration from International. The book's treatment of the human condition accounts for much of its enduring reputation. Critics and institutions have consistently placed A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people among the notable works of its period. Our aggregate score of 46/100 is compiled from 1 editorial sources that range from Nobel and Booker committees to leading literary journals. What distinguishes A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people is how it handles its central concerns — the human condition — without reducing them to neat conclusions. The book invites close reading and holds up well to it. Within International's literary landscape, Matthews, John, R. N. occupies a significant position. A voyage to the River Sierra-Leone, containing an account of the trade and productions of the country and of the civil and religious customs and manners of the people is both a personal artistic statement and a contribution to a tradition shaped by the country's history and cultural concerns.

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