The interesting narrative and other writings
Edition
Revised edition.
Publication Information
New York : Penguin Books, 2003.
Physical Description
xxxviii, 410 pages ; 20 cm.
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Series
Summary
"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. The Interesting Narrative is a spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics and economics."--Provided by publisher.
Notes
"The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African first published in Great Britain by the author 1789"--Title page verso.
Contents
- Interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself
- Frontispieces and title pages of the first London (1789) and New York (1791) editions
- List of subscribers to the first edition
- List of subscribers to the New York edition
- Correspondence and other writings of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, not published in The interesting narrative
- Will and codicil of Gustavus Vassa [Olaudah Equiano]
- Names of subscribers appearing after the first edition.