The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano : Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano : Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture)

Editorial Reviews
William L. Andrews, E. Maynard Adams Professor of English, University North Carolina - Chapel Hill
“This welcome edition provides readers of today a generous introduction to Equiano's life and times in a highly readable format.” --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Book Description
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.

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in History and Culture),Olaudah Equiano,Robert J. Allison,Bedford/St. Martin's,0312111274,Biography,Biography / Autobiography,Equiano, Olaudah,,General,Great Britain,History: American,Slavery,Slaves,United States,b. 1745,History / General

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