Synopses & Reviews
Henry Louis Gates, Jr., presents a seminal volume of four classic slave narratives, including the 1749 texts of The Life of Olaudah Equiano, the last edition corrected and published in his lifetime. The collection also includes perhaps the best known and most widely read slave narrative--Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, as well as two narratives by women: The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave, and Incident in the Life of a Slave Girl, written by Harriet Jacobs as Linda Brent. This edition also features an updated introduction by Professor Gates.
Synopsis
By 1944, over six thousand ex-slaves had written moving stories of their captivity, providing a prolific testimony to the horrors of bondage and servitude. Noted scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. compiles four of the most important "slave narratives" in this seminal volume.
Synopsis
No group of slaves anywhere, in any era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage as African-American slaves. Here are four of the most notable narratives:
The Life of Olaudah Equiano; The History of Mary Prince; Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass; and
Incidents in the Life of Slave Girl.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
The History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Selected Bibliography
A Note on the Texts