Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano written by Olaudah Equiano and published by . This book was released on 2021-01-25 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Equiano begins his first-person narrative by including several letters that attest to both the veracity of his text and his good character. He then proceeds to his narrative. He was born in the Eboe province of Africa, and provides cultural detail on those people. While young children, he and his sister were seized by kidnappers and sold to slave traders. After being brought across Africa to the coast, he was sent to the West Indies via the horrific Middle Passage.
Download or read book Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Annotated written by Olaudah Equiano and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-11 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Royal Collector s Edition Annotated Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Royal Classics. This book was released on 2021-02-18 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The narrative describes Olaudah Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Annotated written by Olaudah Equiano and published by . This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first autobiography written by a former slave, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is also one of the most widely-read and well-regarded of the slave narrative genre. It was published in 1789, at a time when its author was well-known in English abolitionist circles. The work is now represented in a multitude of literary and historical anthologies, and has garnered significant critical attention in the centuries since its publication. It was successful in mobilizing the abolitionist sentiment that would secure the end of the slave trade in England in 1807. (Slavery itself was not legal in England, but businessmen were still allowed to trade slaves.) The author makes clear that such abolition was his primary purpose in crafting the work, and so by this measure, it was a great success. Equiano published his book through the subscription method, meaning he convinced buyers to purchase copies before it was actually published. Subsequent editions added more subscribers, and by the 9th edition in 1794, the list had grown from 311 names to 894 names. Equiano protected the copyright on his initially two-volume book by registering it with the Stationers' Company, and delivered the required nine copies of the book to Stationers' Hall on March 24th, 1789. He initially worked with booksellers to publicize it, but for later editions, he conducted book tours in England, Ireland, and Scotland. As the book became more popular, its cultural cache grew and many signed up as subscribers simply to be associated with it. As Vincent Carretta writes in his introduction to the Penguin edition of the work, "Equiano's credibility and stature were enhanced by the presence of the names of members of the royal family, the aristocracy, and other socially and politically prominent figures." The list of subscribers also functions as a de facto petition to the Queen to abolish the slave trade. Equiano's book was one of several published works written by prominent Afro-Britons during this time period. His work was preceded by: James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw's A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of...an African Prince, as Related by Himself (1772); Phyllis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects (1773), and Letters of the Late Ignatius Sancho (1782); and the London edition of John Marrant's A Narrative of the Lord's Wonderful Dealings with John Marrant, a Black (1785). None of these works explicitly confronted the slave trade as Equiano's did, but they all nonetheless made a case for the intellectual and moral capabilities of those of African descent. The Interesting Narrative's style and structure are influenced by other 18th century literary genres, particularly works by Defoe (adventure novels), Rowlandson (Protestant captivity narratives), and Franklin (rags-to-riches stories). It also demonstrates the traditional structure of a conversion narrative, or a spiritual autobiography, through its author's journey from sin to salvation. One of its sophistications is how this narrative shape mirrors the author's physical move from slavery to freedom. The Narrative has also garnered attention as an important piece of travel literature, which was another popular genre in the 18th century. The Narrative received generally favorable reviews upon publication, and later editions of the work were introduced with examples of that approbation. One negative review was published by Richard Gough in 1789 in the Gentleman's Magazine; Gough wrote that the memoirs were written in a very "uneven style," and that while the first part dealt compellingly with the manners of Africans and Equiano's journey towards freedom, "the second, from that period to the present, is uninteresting; and his conversion to Methodism upsets the whole." Mary Wollstonecraft reviewed the work relatively favorably, opening her review with the observation...
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2021-01-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A first-person narrative of Olaudah Equiano’s journey from his native Africa to the New World, that follows his capture, introduction to Christianity and eventual release. His story is an eye-opening depiction of personal resilience in the face of structural oppression. Olaudah Equiano’s origins are rooted in West Africa’s Eboe district, which is modern-day Nigeria. He details the shocking events that led up to his kidnapping and subsequent trade into slavery. His journey starts at 11 years old, forcing him to come of age in a society that abuses him at every turn. During his plight, he attempts to find new ways to survive, educating himself and eventually formulating a plan to obtain his freedom. In The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, the author illustrates the harsh realities of slavery. Upon its release, the book was well-received and translated into multiple languages including German and Dutch. It set the precedent for many first-person narratives that would highlight their own unfathomable experiences. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is both modern and readable.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta An exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative recounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, The Interesting Narrative is a work of enduring literary and historical value. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa The African Annotated written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-07-03 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African, first published in 1789 in London, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. The narrative is argued to represent a variety of styles, such as a slavery narrative, travel narrative, and spiritual narrative. The book describes Equiano's time spent in enslavement, and documents his attempts at becoming an independent man through his study of the Bible, and his eventual success in gaining his own freedom and in business thereafter.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa written by Olaudah Equiano and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-10 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is an account by a prominent African abolitionist, who was enslaved as a child in his village of Essaka, is what is now Southern Nigeria. After making it to England, he purchased his freedom and supported the British movement to end the slave trade."
Download or read book The the Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa written by Olaudah Equiano and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotated: Added Author's Biography and Book's Description.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings Annotated written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-12-24 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I hope the slave trade may be abolished. I pray it may be an event at hand.' Published a few days before the British parliament first debated the abolition of the slave trade in 1789, Olaudah Equiano's Interesting...
Download or read book Equiano the African written by Vincent Carretta and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive biography tells the story of the former slave Olaudah Equiano (1745?–1797), who in his day was the English-speaking world’s most renowned person of African descent. Equiano’s greatest legacy is his classic 1789 autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself. A key document of the early movement to ban the slave trade, as well as the fundamental text in the genre of the African American slave narrative, it includes the earliest known purported firsthand description by an enslaved victim of the horrific Middle Passage from Africa to the Americas. Equiano, the African is filled with fresh revelations about this many-sided figure.
Download or read book The Slave Ship written by Marcus Rediker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on three decades of research to chart the history of slave ships, their crews, and their enslaved passengers, documenting such stories as those of a young kidnapped African whose slavery is witnessed firsthand by a horrified priest from a neighboring tribe responsible for the slave's capture. 30,000 first printing.
Download or read book The Kidnapped Prince written by Ann Cameron and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2010-12-08 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kidnapped at the age of 11 from his home in Benin, Africa, Olaudah Equiano spent the next 11 years as a slave in England, the U.S., and the West Indies, until he was able to buy his freedom. His autobiography, published in 1789, was a bestseller in its own time. Cameron has modernized and shortened it while remaining true to the spirit of the original. It's a gripping story of adventure, betrayal, cruelty, and courage. In searing scenes, Equiano describes the savagery of his capture, the appalling conditions on the slave ship, the auction, and the forced labor. . . . Kids will read this young man's story on their own; it will also enrich curriculum units on history and on writing.
Download or read book The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano written by Olaudah Equiano and published by Broadview Press. This book was released on 2001-02-22 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself was the first work that influenced the nineteenth-century genre of slave narrative autobiographies. Written and published by Equiano, a former slave, it became a prototype for those that followed. Kidnapped in Africa as a child, Equiano was transported to the Caribbean and then to Virginia, bought by a Quaker shipowner, and placed in service at sea. Aboard various American and British ships, he sailed throughout the world, and he continued to do so after having purchased his freedom in 1766. Once settled in London, he fought tirelessly to end slavery. This edition of Equiano's Narrative places the text in the center of abolitionist activity in the late eighteenth century. Equiano knew many of the leading abolitionist figures of his time, and this edition allows readers to trace the common ideas and cross-influences in the works of the political and literary figures who fought for the end of slavery in America and England. The original 1789 text of the narrative has been used for the Broadview edition with Equiano's subsequent emendations included in the appendices.
Download or read book Which Way Freedom written by Joyce Hansen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Obi had never forgotten the sounds of his mother's screams on the day he was sold away from her. Making plans to run away to find her was a secret game he played with friend Buka, an old African who lived at the edge of the farm. When the Civil War began, Obi knew it was time to run -- or be sold again. If he was caught, he'd be killed...or worse. But if he stayed, he might never know freedom.
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Download or read book The Intimacies of Four Continents written by Lisa Lowe and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-20 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this uniquely interdisciplinary work, Lisa Lowe examines the relationships between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas in the late eighteenth- and early nineteenth- centuries, exploring the links between colonialism, slavery, imperial trades and Western liberalism. Reading across archives, canons, and continents, Lowe connects the liberal narrative of freedom overcoming slavery to the expansion of Anglo-American empire, observing that abstract promises of freedom often obscure their embeddedness within colonial conditions. Race and social difference, Lowe contends, are enduring remainders of colonial processes through which “the human” is universalized and “freed” by liberal forms, while the peoples who create the conditions of possibility for that freedom are assimilated or forgotten. Analyzing the archive of liberalism alongside the colonial state archives from which it has been separated, Lowe offers new methods for interpreting the past, examining events well documented in archives, and those matters absent, whether actively suppressed or merely deemed insignificant. Lowe invents a mode of reading intimately, which defies accepted national boundaries and disrupts given chronologies, complicating our conceptions of history, politics, economics, and culture, and ultimately, knowledge itself.
