The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano / written by himself ; edited with an introduction by Robert J. Allison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797.

Contributor:

Allison, Robert J.

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

The Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797.

Equiano, Olaudah.

Enslaved persons--Great Britain--Biography.

Enslaved persons.

Great Britain.

Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press, [1995]

Summary:

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. This edition is the first in more than twenty-five years to offer the complete text of the "Life" together with a comprehensive twenty-page introduction and useful editorial apparatus designed to help students get the most out of this important work. Also included are illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliography, and an index.

Notes:

"The text of this ... edition follows the first American printing ... (New York, 1791). The only significant changes (other than minor spelling and punctuation corrections) are the insertion of paragraph breaks and notes to the text that explain some of the ideas and events of the late eighteenth century to which Equiano refers"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-215) and index.

ISBN:

0312122438

0312111274

OCLC:

32689986