Narrative of Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass Assistant Professor of English Ira Dworkin (American University in Cairo)

Narrative of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, Assistant Professor of English Ira Dworkin (American University in Cairo)

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Penguin Classics
02 March 2014

Autobiography: historical, political & military; Slavery & abolition of slavery; Black & Asian studies

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials

The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass'sNarrativepowerfully 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'sUncle 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 1,500titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.

By: Frederick Douglass
Edited by: Assistant Professor of English Ira Dworkin (American University in Cairo)
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 171g
ISBN: 9780143107309
ISBN 10: 0143107305
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 02 March 2014
Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General/trade , Undergraduate , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.