Description
| Product ID: | 9780142437162 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings |
| Authors: | Author: Olaudah Equiano, Vincent Carrett |
| Page Count: | 432 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Slavery & abolition of slavery |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2003-09-25 |
