The Victorians had a fascination with the unknown which resulted in the vulnerable being taken advantage of. The author of a new novel set in the period tells us about five Zulu men and their attempt for freedom through the British courts.
The story in my latest book, Arrowood and the Meeting House Murders, is inspired by the true story of five Zulu men from Natal (Somanquasane, Inconda, Maquasa, Istri and Inaquala) who appeared in Westminster Police Court three times in December, 1879, and January,...