The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics)
ISBN-13:
9780142437162
ISBN-10:
0142437166
Edition:
Revised
Author:
Olaudah Equiano
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
448 pages
Category:
Cultural & Regional
,
United States
,
Historical
,
Military
,
Leaders & Notable People
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ISBN-13:
9780142437162
ISBN-10:
0142437166
Edition:
Revised
Author:
Olaudah Equiano
Publication date:
2003
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Format:
Paperback
448 pages
Category:
Cultural & Regional
,
United States
,
Historical
,
Military
,
Leaders & Notable People
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The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings: Revised Edition (Penguin Classics) (ISBN-13: 9780142437162 and ISBN-10: 0142437166), written by authors
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Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta
An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrativerecounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrativerecounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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