The book tells two stories: the first of Alexander Stewart, captured by Napoleon, who made four attempts to escape before returning home to become a Congregational minister who was presented to QV on her accession and coronation. The second of the transformation of the nation by abolishing slavery. ...

The book tells two stories: the first of Alexander Stewart, captured by Napoleon, who made four attempts to escape before returning home to become a Congregational minister who was presented to QV on her accession and coronation. The second of the transformation of the nation by abolishing slavery. Stewart was at the heart of this transformation.