Sidmouth

Sidmouth is a small village located on the southeast edge of England along the English Channel. Relatively unnoteworthy for much of its history, Sidmouth became one of many coastal resorts fashionable during the late 18th and 19th centuries, and it remains a popular tourist destination today.

Sidmouth, Devon, in the present day.
Sidmouth, Devonshire

Parent Map

Key Locations: EBB and the Landmarks of Slavery

Coordinates

Latitude: 50.678650000000
Longitude: -3.237560000000

Timeline of Events Associated with Sidmouth

Date Event Manage
1833

Elizabeth Barrett Barrett Publishes "The Appeal"

In 1833, Elizabeth Barrett Barrett (later Browning) published "The Appeal," the second of five poems about slavery that EBB wrote throughout her life, for the first and only time. EBB published the volume in which it appeared, titled Prometheus Bound, translated from the Greek of Æschylus, and Miscellaneous Poems by the Translator, anonymously. Notably, the poem's 1833 publication aligns it with the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act, which outlawed slavery across the British Empire.

 The title page of Prometheus Bound. The title page of Prometheus Bound.