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Overview"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."" 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." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frederick Douglass , Gregory Stephens (University of California, San Diego) , Peter J GomesPublisher: Perfection Learning Imprint: Perfection Learning Dimensions: Width: 12.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 19.60cm Weight: 0.272kg ISBN: 9781627655545ISBN 10: 1627655549 Pages: 190 Publication Date: 28 January 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor Information"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." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |