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The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings By Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano


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Summary

Recounts the kidnapping of the author in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain. This autobiography presents a tale of spiritual quest.

The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Summary

The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano

An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, and a precursor to the famous nineteenth-century slave narratives, Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa aged ten, his service as a slave of an officer in the British Navy for ten years, and his life after he bought his freedom in 1766, growing to become one of the foremost figures of the anti-slavery movement in Britain.
The Interesting Narrative is a spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics and economics.

About Olaudah Equiano

Olaudah Equiano (1745 - 1797) was a former slave who became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Vincent Carretta

A Note on the Text

Acknowledgments

A Note on Money

Suggestions for Further Reading

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself

Explanatory and Textual Notes

Appendix A: The Frontispieces and Title Pages of the First London (1789) and New York (1791) Editions

Appendix B: A Note on the Illustrations

Appendix C: List of Subscribers to the First Edition

Appendix D: List of Subscribers to the New York Edition

Appendix E: Correspondence of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, Not Published in The Interesting Narrative

Appendix F: The Will and Codicil of Gustavus Vassa (Olaudah Equiano)

Additional information

GOR001413092
9780142437162
0142437166
The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings by Olaudah Equiano
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Penguin Books Ltd
2003-09-25
432
N/A
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