Edward Lanzer Joseph
Edward Lanzer Joseph or E. L. Joseph was a journalist, playwright and novelist (born in London, England in 1792 and died in Trinidad in 1838) who emigrated to Trinidad in 1817. Joseph was of Anglo-Jewish descent. He was the author of the novel "", which was published in 1838. He also published another book, "History of Trinidad", in 1838. Joseph wrote, produced and translated plays while living in Trinidad that were performed in Port of Spain by a local amateur troupe known as the Brunswick Amateurs. In response to the annually recurring imposition of martial law from  1815 onwards by the Governor of Trinidad, Sir Ralph Woodford, Joseph wrote a musical farce in 1832 titled "Martial law in Trinidad; a musical farce in two acts.". It satirized the annual muster of militia troops each Christmas to squash the possibility of a local slave rebellion. The play was notable for its realistic portrayal of the local dialects, such as Trinidadian Creole, and of the African and Creole ethnic groups on the island.