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| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2021-04-29T17:27:43Z In the mid 1700s, around the age of eleven, Olaudah Equiano and his sister were kidnapped from their village in equatorial Africa and sold to slavers. Within a year he was aboard a European slave ship on his way to the Caribbean. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African was published by the author in 1789 and is part adventure story, part treatise on the corrupting power of slavery, and part tract about the transformative powers of Christianity. Equiano’s story takes him from Africa to the Americas, back across the Atlantic to England, into the Mediterranean, and even north to the ice packs, on a mission to discover the North-East passage. He fights the French in the Seven Year’s War, is a mate and merchant in the West Indies, and eventually becomes a freedman based in London. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was one of the first popular slave narratives and was reprinted eight times in the author’s lifetime. While modern scholars value this account as an important source on the life of the eighteenth-century slave and the transition from slavery to freedom, it remains an important literary work in its own right. As a valuable part of the African and African-American canons, it is still frequently taught in both English and History university courses. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks. |
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| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Olaudah Equiano, 2021-02-27 Book Excerpter heard of white men or Europeans, nor of the sea: and our subjection to the king of Benin was little more than nominal; for every transaction of the government, as far as my slender observation extended, was conducted by the chiefs or elders of the place. The manners and government of a people who have little commerce with other countries are generally very simple; and the history of what passes in one family or village may serve as a specimen of a nation. My father was one of those elders or chiefs I have spoken of, and was styled Embrenche; a term, as I remember, importing the highest distinction, and signifying in our language a mark of grandeur. This mark is conferred on the person entitled to it, by cutting the skin across at the top of the forehead, and drawing it down to the eye-brows; and while it is in this situation applying a warm hand, and rubbing it until it shrinks up into a thick weal across the lower part of the forehead. Most of the judges and senators were thus marked; my |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2021-01-26 A first-person narrative of Olaudah Equiano’s journey from his native Africa to the New World, that follows his capture, introduction to Christianity and eventual release. His story is an eye-opening depiction of personal resilience in the face of structural oppression. Olaudah Equiano’s origins are rooted in West Africa’s Eboe district, which is modern-day Nigeria. He details the shocking events that led up to his kidnapping and subsequent trade into slavery. His journey starts at 11 years old, forcing him to come of age in a society that abuses him at every turn. During his plight, he attempts to find new ways to survive, educating himself and eventually formulating a plan to obtain his freedom. In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the author illustrates the harsh realities of slavery. Upon its release, the book was well-received and translated into multiple languages including German and Dutch. It set the precedent for many first-person narratives that would highlight their own unfathomable experiences. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is both modern and readable. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2007-10-01 An eighteenth-century memoir in which Olaudah Equiano recounts his remarkable life story, which begins when he is kidnapped in Africa as a boy and sold into slavery and culminates when he has achieved renown as a British antislavery advocate. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2001-02-22 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano was a key work of nineteenth-century slave narrative autobiography. Written and published by Equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for the narratives that followed. Kidnapped in Africa as a child, Equiano was transported to the Caribbean and then to Virginia, bought by a Quaker shipowner, and placed in service at sea. Aboard various American and British ships, he sailed throughout the world, and he continued to do so after having purchased his freedom in 1766. Once settled in London, he fought tirelessly to end slavery. This edition of Equiano’s Narrative places the text in the center of abolitionist activity in the late eighteenth century. Equiano knew many of the leading abolitionist figures of his time, and this edition allows readers to trace the common ideas and cross-influences in the works of the political and literary figures who fought for the end of slavery in America and England. The original 1789 text of the narrative has been used for the Broadview edition with Equiano’s subsequent emendations included in the appendices. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: THE AFRICAN: THE INTERESTING NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF OLAUDAH EQUIANO, OR GUSTAVUS VASSA OLAUDAH EQUIANO, 2024-07-03 O, ye nominal Christians! Might not an African ask you—learned you this from your God, who says unto you, Do unto all men as you would men should do unto you? Is it not enough that we are torn from our country and friends to toil for your luxury and lust of gain? Must every tender feeling be likewise sacrificed to your avarice? Are the dearest friends and relations, now rendered more dear by their separation from their kindred, still to be parted from each other, and thus prevented from cheering the gloom of slavery, and consoling each other in their distress? If it were not for the help of God, I should have been unable to sustain myself in my enslavement. I have seen the oppression of the white man upon my people, and I have asked, Why? Why is this allowed? Why does the Christian religion, which preaches love and brotherhood, allow such cruelty and injustice to persist? O that men would live their religion, and act according to the precepts of their faith! |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written by Himself Olaudah Equiano, 2017-02-17 Olaudah Equiano was an influential African advocate of abolishing the slave trade in Britain during the late 18th century. This is his memoir. |
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| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2021-01-26 A first-person narrative of Olaudah Equiano's journey from his native Africa to the New World, that follows his capture, introduction to Christianity and eventual release. His story is an eye-opening depiction of personal resilience in the face of structural oppression. Olaudah Equiano's origins are rooted in West Africa's Eboe district, which is modern-day Nigeria. He details the shocking events that led up to his kidnapping and subsequent trade into slavery. His journey starts at 11 years old, forcing him to come of age in a society that abuses him at every turn. During his plight, he attempts to find new ways to survive, educating himself and eventually formulating a plan to obtain his freedom. In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the author illustrates the harsh realities of slavery. Upon its release, the book was well-received and translated into multiple languages including German and Dutch. It set the precedent for many first-person narratives that would highlight their own unfathomable experiences. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is both modern and readable. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2020-06-28 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative.The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2021-01-09 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative.The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2021-01-23 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative.The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2016-11-02 Olaudah Equiano, born around 1745 in Isseke in Biafra in Nigeria today and died in Cambridgeshire March 31, 1797, better known in its time as the Gustave Vasa1, was a slave, freed, sailor and British writer calviniste1 of African origin, who lived mainly in the British colonies of America and the United Kingdom.According to his autobiographie, Equiano, son of a wealthy family Igbo, was abducted by two men and a woman (slave hunters) of an opposing tribe in Nigeria and became a slave at the age of ten or eleven years . Transferred to Barbados, it was acquired by a British officer he accompanied Virginia and England. We renamed it by giving it the name derisively of the Swedish king Gustav Vasa. Equiano became his master seaman and served during the Seven years. Sold to a dealer he bought it on July 11, 1766, his freedom for forty books1. He exercised the function of barber in London in 1767, before embarking again to successively joining New England, Nicaragua and the Arctic regions in the expedition led by the British naturalist John Constantine Phipps in 1773.He became an influential figure in the abolition of slavery and accompanied the installation of the first former black slaves to Freetown in Sierra Leone. The fight was not always successful. Thus, in 1783, with Granville Sharp, he sought to advance the abolitionist cause, arguing that a slave was not on a ship, a commodity like others. Indeed, the owner of the slave ship Zong, which the captain had been forced in 1781 to jettison its cargo of 132 slaves affected by a �pid�mie to avoid contagion, addressed to the British courts to determine s it was legitimate that it be compensated by his insurance as could be in this case when it came to animals. Despite the efforts of Equiano and Sharp, the Lord Chief Justice Mansfield, concludes that so shocking that it was, if the slave was exactly similar to that of horses. At the request of abolitionist Olaudah Equiano published his autobiography in 1789, as The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African, written by himself, one of the few live testimony of the slave trade by of those having lived as qu'esclave. He tells the heartbreak that was the separation from his family, his fear of children, the conditions of his life as a slave. This testimony widely used by the British abolitionist movement and whose dissemination contributed greatly to fame of the former slave. Thus, Equiano knows a portrait he did run to 17807. It is represented as a young man in red wig and dress. The fact that this portrait has long been attributed to a painter of English high society of the eighteenth century, Joshua Reynolds, is an index of its fame to the end of his life |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2020-09-20 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2021-05 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa Olaudah Equiano, 2015-02-09 The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Annotated Olaudah Equiano, 2020-09-11 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2020-10-04 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano( Illustrated Edition) Olaudah Equiano, 2021-07-20 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to be a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano NA NA, 2006-04-07 More than just a fascinating story, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography - the first slave narrative to be widely read - reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of one individual. The second edition takes into consideration the latest scholarship on Atlantic history and the history of slavery. Professor Allison s introduction, which places Equiano s narrative in the context of the Atlantic slave trade, has been revised and updated to include a discussion of the geographic origins of African slaves and the debate over Equiano s birthplace. Expanded and improved pedagogical features include contemporary illustrations with extensive captions and a map showing the travels of Equiano in more detail. Helpful footnotes provide guidance throughout the eighteenth-century text, and a chronology and an up-to-date bibliography aid students in their study of this thought-provoking narrative. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2020-10-18 I believe it is difficult for those who publish their own memoirs to escape the imputation of vanity; nor is this the only disadvantage under which they labour: it is also their misfortune, that what is uncommon is rarely, if ever, believed, and what is obvious we are apt to turn from with disgust, and to charge the writer with impertinence. People generally think those memoirs only worthy to be read or remembered which abound in great or striking events, those, in short, which in a high degree excite either admiration or pity: all others they consign to contempt and oblivion. It is therefore, I confess, not a little hazardous in a private and obscure individual, and a stranger too, thus to solicit the indulgent attention of the public; especially when I own I offer here the history of neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant. I believe there are few events in my life, which have not happened to many: it is true the incidents of it are numerous; and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings were great: but when I compare my lot with that of most of my countrymen, I regard myself as a particular favourite of Heaven, and acknowledge the mercies of Providence in every occurrence of my life. If then the following narrative does not appear sufficiently interesting to engage general attention, let my motive be some excuse for its publication. I am not so foolishly vain as to expect from it either immortality or literary reputation. If it affords any satisfaction to my numerous friends, at whose request it has been written, or in the smallest degree promotes the interests of humanity, the ends for which it was undertaken will be fully attained, and every wish of my heart gratified. Let it therefore be remembered, that, in wishing to avoid censure, I do not aspire to praise. |
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| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano by Olaudah Equiano Illustrated Olaudah Equiano, 2021-09-26 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to be a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. Odin's Library Classics is dedicated to bringing the world the best of humankind's literature from throughout the ages. Carefully selected, each work is unabridged from classic works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or drama. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African Olaudah Equiano, 2020-03-08 In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, former slave Olaudah Equiano tells the story of his life, from the time he and his sister were kidnapped and enslaved, through his emancipation, and subsequent freedom. Equiano's moving account delves into his experience as a sailor and explores the importance of his religious education.Published in 1789, Equiano's narrative was the first widely-read and popularized account of slavery, and was notable for exploring the differences between enslavement throughout the Americas. It has also provided a foundation for future slave narratives.HarperTorch brings great works of non-fiction and the dramatic arts to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperTorch collection to build your digital library. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa the African Written by - Scholar's Choice Edition Olaudah Equiano, 2015-02-17 This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: Interesting Narrative of the Life of Ola Olaudah Equiano, 2006-11 An 18-century best-seller, it is a magnificent revolutionary abolitionist autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and a treatise on religion, politics and economics written by a former native African slave. It traces the common ideas and cross-influences in the lives of the political and literary figures who fought for the end of slavery. Everlasting historical work! |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa The African Annotated Olaudah Equiano, 2020-07-03 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa Olaudah Equiano, 2017-03-22 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African By Olaudah Equiano |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano (Annotated) Olaudah Equiano, 2021-08-10 The first autobiography written by a former slave, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is also one of the most widely-read and well-regarded of the slave narrative genre. It was published in 1789, at a time when its author was well-known in English abolitionist circles. The work is now represented in a multitude of literary and historical anthologies, and has garnered significant critical attention in the centuries since its publication. It was successful in mobilizing the abolitionist sentiment that would secure the end of the slave trade in England in 1807. (Slavery itself was not legal in England, but businessmen were still allowed to trade slaves.) The author makes clear that such abolition was his primary purpose in crafting the work, and so by this measure, it was a great success. Equiano published his book through the subscription method, meaning he convinced buyers to purchase copies before it was actually published. Subsequent editions added more subscribers, and by the 9th edition in 1794, the list had grown from 311 names to 894 names. Equiano protected the copyright on his initially two-volume book by registering it with the Stationers' Company, and delivered the required nine copies of the book to Stationers' Hall on March 24th, 1789. He initially worked with booksellers to publicize it, but for later editions, he conducted book tours in England, Ireland, and Scotland. As the book became more popular, its cultural cache grew and many signed up as subscribers simply to be associated with it. As Vincent Carretta writes in his introduction to the Penguin edition of the work, Equiano's credibility and stature were enhanced by the presence of the names of members of the royal family, the aristocracy, and other socially and politically prominent figures. The list of subscribers also functions as a de facto petition to the Queen to abolish the slave trade. Equiano's book was one of several published works written by prominent Afro-Britons during this time period. His work was preceded by: James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw's A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of...an African Prince, as Related by Himself (1772); Phyllis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects (1773), and Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho (1782); and the London edition of John Marrant's A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a Black (1785). None of these works explicitly confronted the slave trade as Equiano's did, but they all nonetheless made a case for the intellectual and moral capabilities of those of African descent. The Interesting Narrative's style and structure are influenced by other 18th century literary genres, particularly works by Defoe (adventure novels), Rowlandson (Protestant captivity narratives), and Franklin (rags-to-riches stories). It also demonstrates the traditional structure of a conversion narrative, or a spiritual autobiography, through its author's journey from sin to salvation. One of its sophistications is how this narrative shape mirrors the author's physical move from slavery to freedom. The Narrative has also garnered attention as an important piece of travel literature, which was another popular genre in the 18th century. The Narrative received generally favorable reviews upon publication, and later editions of the work were introduced with examples of that approbation. One negative review was published by Richard Gough in 1789 in the Gentleman's Magazine; Gough wrote that the memoirs were written in a very uneven style, and that while the first part dealt compellingly with the manners of Africans and Equiano's journey towards freedom, the second, from that period to the present, is uninteresting; and his conversion to Methodism upsets the whole. Mary Wollstonecraft reviewed the work relatively favorably, opening her review with the observation... |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, the African Olaudah Equiano, 2014-01-28 This fascinating story follows the life of an Igbo prince and his journey from slavery to freedom and literacy in the New World as well as several other intriguing escapades. It gives a powerful view of slavery and the impact it had worldwide. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2017-10-02 The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to be a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The the Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa Olaudah Equiano, 2021-04-19 Annotated: Added Author's Biography and Book's Description. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Olaudah Equiano, 2016-10-25 It is an excellent popular book for individuals who are looking for the best one to read. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, the African the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa Olaudah Equiano, 2009 First published 1789. Equiano, a former slave who had bought his freedom, became a prominent figure in the debate on the abolition of the slave trade. |
| interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself. Fourth Edition, Enlarged OLAUDAH. EQUIANO, 2018-04-22 The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ John Rylands University Library of Manchester N017160 With a list of Irish subscribers and a list of English subscribers. Dublin: printed for, and sold by, the author. Sold also at the Dublin Chronicle Office, by W. Sleater, and the other booksellers in Dublin, 1791. xxiv,359, [1]p., plate: port.; 8° |
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is the first example in English of the slave narrative, the autobiography written by one of the millions of persons from Africa or of African …
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano 1. An 11-year-old African boy, Olaudah Equiano has been captured by slave traders. In the first paragraph of Equiano’s account, the …
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few events in my life, which have not happened to many: it is true the incidents of it are numerous; and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings
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