Introduction to Andrea Levy's Selected Excerpts from The Adventures of Mrs Seacole
Journal: Ariel
Year: 2022

Introduction to Andrea Levy's Selected Excerpts from The Adventures of Mrs Seacole Michael Perfect (bio) In July 2012 Andrea Levy completed a screenplay based on Mary Seacole's 1857 autobiography, Wonderful Adventures of Mrs Seacole in Many Lands. In addition to using Seacole's own text, Levy also drew on Jane Robinson's 2005 biography of her as well as a number of other resources. At the time of writing, Levy's screenplay has been neither televised nor optioned, although this may yet change. Li