Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - Or Gustavus Vassa, the African

Informationen zum Autor Olaudah Equiano (c.1745-97) was a writer and abolitionist. Born in the Kingdom of Benin (now southern Nigeria), he was enslaved and taken to America, where he was put to work in several positions, including as a valet to a lieutenant in the Royal Navy during the Seven Years' War. He was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and went on to pen an exposé of the horrors of slavery in his memoir, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano. Klappentext This 1789 autobiography of a former slave is a key work in the history of the abolitionist movement in Britain. Zusammenfassung Olaudah Equiano (c.1745–97) was born in Nigeria and sold into slavery as a child. His successful 1789 autobiography boosted the abolitionist cause and remains a classic account of the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. It is also a significant work of black British history and literature. Inhaltsverzeichnis Dedication; Subscribers; 1. The author's account of his country; 2. The author's birth and parentage; 3. The author is carried to Virginia; 4. The celebrated engagement between Admiral Boscowen and Monsieur Le Clue; 5. Various interesting instances of oppression; 6. Favourable change in the author's situation.

Product details

• Authors: Olaudah Equiano
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.06.2013
• EAN: 9781108060226
• ISBN: 978-1-108-06022-6
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies