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.
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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.
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IntroductionVincent CarrettaA Note on the TextAcknowledgmentsA Note on MoneySuggestions for Further ReadingThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of  Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by HimselfExplanatory and Textual NotesAppendix A: The Frontispieces and Title Pages of the First London (1789) and New York (1791) EditionsAppendix B: A Note on the IllustrationsAppendix C: List of Subscribers to the First EditionAppendix D: List of Subscribers to the New York EditionAppendix E: Correspondence of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, Not Published in The Interesting NarrativeAppendix F: The Will and Codicil of Gustavus Vassa (Olaudah Equiano)
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ISBN
9780142437162
Publisert
2003-09-25
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
309 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
128 mm
Dybde
26 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Heftet
Antall sider
432

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