Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself

Equiano, Olaudah (Author)

Seventh Edition - London, England : Printed for, and sold by the Author., 1793

English

The Interesting Narrative of Olaudah Equiano was first published in 1789 by Equiano himself and was funded through a subscriber method, which entails buyers purchasing the book before it was finished or published. According to Olaudah Equiano's narrative, he was a born in an Eboe province (present-day Nigeria) and was kidnapped and taken to England at a young age and subsequently forced into slavery. Through his ingenuity and hard work, he bought his own freedom and became a successful businessman and author. The text recounts the life of Equiano leading up to the writing of the narrative itself.The narrative had nine reprints and editions within Equiano's lifetime, and it has been published twenty-two additional times since his passing. This is a 1793 reprint, in addition to this text we have a similar 1974 reprint as well.

Narratives
Slave Narratives
Early Caribbean Slave Narratives
Pascal, MIchael Henry
King, Robert
Eboe (Nigeria)
Jamaica
New York, NY

1793

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Equiano, Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African, Written by Himself. Seventh Edition. London, 1793.