On Thu, 06 Feb 2014 14:04:10 -0000, liverpud <liverpud-49@rogers.com> wrote: > Thanks Josephine. Surely a nasty business to be in Hi Edna and Listers, Thanks for your response, Edna. Yes, it was a nasty business. The article has reminded me of Philippa Gregory's novel of the slave trade entitled A Respectable Trade, which is set in Bristol. Information about this novel is here: http://www.philippagregory.com/books/a-respectable-trade I remember watching the BBC drama, based on this novel, in 1998. List members may be interested in a Bristol walk, details of which are on the following web page. Philippa Gregory walk http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2006/08/31/philippa_gregory_walk_feature.shtml Josephine