Omoba Aina: the Yoruba daughter of Queen Victoria
Being set on a Dutch East India Company ship, the story I’m writing has to deal with the appalling crimes perpetrated by this and the other trading companies throughout history. And, since I aim to write a Gothic novel, what’s more fitting than an imprisoned princess? The idea, drawing from literature tropes and aiming to […]
Being set on a Dutch East India Company ship, the story I’m writing has to deal with the appalling crimes perpetrated by this and the other trading companies throughout history. And, since I aim to write a Gothic novel, what’s more fitting than an imprisoned princess?
The idea, drawing from literature tropes and aiming to subvert them, also stems from a character from more recent history: Princess Omoba Aina, who was adopted by Queen Victoria. She’s today’s profile on my Patreon.
