The Adventures of The Black Girl in Her Search for God

Description:

First edition, first reprint. Illustrations throughout by John Farleigh. A satirical allegory relating the experiences of an African black girl, freshly converted to Christianity. After she becomes dissatisfied with the inconsistencies of the answers the missionary who has converted her gives to her questions, the girl leaves to wander in the forest, searching for God. The story outraged the religious public, creating a demand that supported five reprintings. Shaw exacerbated the general furore by proposing intermarriage of blacks and whites as a solution to racial problems in South Africa. (Wikipedia)

Condition

8vo, original pictorial boards, minor rubbing, wear to top of spine/joints. Light scattered foxing. Owners' names to endpaper. Vg.