Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Penguin Classics)
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Penguin Classics)
Updated Edition
by Frederick Douglass (Author), Ira Dworkin (Editor, Introduction)
--Brand New--
"First published in the United States of America by The Anti-Slavery Office 1845"--Title page verso.
"An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials. The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" and his only known work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, which was written, in part, as a response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin"--
The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" and his only known work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, which was written, in part, as a response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 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.
Review Citations:
Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 63 (EAN 9780451529947, Mass Market Paperbound)
Ingram Paperback Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 11 (EAN 9780345478238, Mass Market Paperbound)
School Library Journal 11/01/2002 (EAN 9781584721659, Other)
Library Journal 04/01/2003 (EAN 9781584721659, Other)
Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780140390124, Paperback)
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 92 (EAN 9780300087017, Paperback)
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 92 (EAN 9780300088311, Hardcover)
Choice 07/01/2010 (EAN 9780872865273, Paperback)
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780872865273, Paperback)
About the Author
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an antislavery lecturer, a journalist, a writer and publisher, and the bestselling author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, followed by My Bondage and My Freedom, and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
Ira Dworkin is the associate director of the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research and Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at The American University in Cairo.
Product details
Series: Penguin Classics
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Updated edition (January 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143107305
ISBN-13: 9780143107309
Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 5.1 x 7.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
Updated Edition
by Frederick Douglass (Author), Ira Dworkin (Editor, Introduction)
--Brand New--
"First published in the United States of America by The Anti-Slavery Office 1845"--Title page verso.
"An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials. The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" and his only known work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, which was written, in part, as a response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin"--
The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the North in 1838, how he endured the daily physical and spiritual brutalities of his owners and driver, how he learned to read and write, and how he grew into a man who could only live free or die. In addition to Douglass's classic autobiography, this new edition also includes his most famous speech "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" and his only known work of fiction, The Heroic Slave, which was written, in part, as a response to Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 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.
Review Citations:
Ingram Paperback Advance 05/01/2005 pg. 63 (EAN 9780451529947, Mass Market Paperbound)
Ingram Paperback Advance 01/01/2005 pg. 11 (EAN 9780345478238, Mass Market Paperbound)
School Library Journal 11/01/2002 (EAN 9781584721659, Other)
Library Journal 04/01/2003 (EAN 9781584721659, Other)
Wilson Nonfiction Catalog 04/11/2019 (EAN 9780140390124, Paperback)
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 92 (EAN 9780300087017, Paperback)
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2002 pg. 92 (EAN 9780300088311, Hardcover)
Choice 07/01/2010 (EAN 9780872865273, Paperback)
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 67 (EAN 9780872865273, Paperback)
About the Author
Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) was an antislavery lecturer, a journalist, a writer and publisher, and the bestselling author of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, followed by My Bondage and My Freedom, and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
Ira Dworkin is the associate director of the Prince Alwaleed Center for American Studies and Research and Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature at The American University in Cairo.
Product details
Series: Penguin Classics
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Updated edition (January 28, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143107305
ISBN-13: 9780143107309
Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 5.1 x 7.7 inches
Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces