{"product_id":"the-interesting-narrative-and-other-writings-isbn-9780142437162","title":"The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eCompletely revised and edited with an introduction and notes by Vincent Carretta\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting and often terrifying adventure story, as well as an important precursor to such famous nineteenth-century slave narratives as Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, Olaudah Equiano's \u003ci\u003eThe Interesting Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003erecounts his kidnapping in Africa at the age of ten, his service as the slave of an officer in the British Navy, his ten years of labor on slave ships until he was able to purchase his freedom in 1766, and his life afterward as a leading and respected figure in the antislavery movement in England. A spirited autobiography, a tale of spiritual quest and fulfillment, and a sophisticated treatise on religion, politics, and economics, \u003ci\u003eThe Interesting Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of enduring literary and historical value.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 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.Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVincent Carretta\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on the Text\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Note on Money\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of  Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Written by Himself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplanatory and Textual Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: The Frontispieces and Title Pages of the First London (1789) and New York (1791) Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: A Note on the Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C: List of Subscribers to the First Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D: List of Subscribers to the New York Edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix E: Correspondence of Gustavus Vassa, or Olaudah Equiano, Not Published in The Interesting Narrative\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix F: The Will and Codicil of Gustavus Vassa (Olaudah Equiano)\u003cb\u003eOlaudah Equiano\u003c\/b\u003e (1745-1797) was a former slave who became an outspoken opponent of the slave trade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Carretta\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is the editor of the Penguin Classics editions of the \u003ci\u003eComplete Writings of Phillis Wheatley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLetters of the Late Ignatius Sancho, an African\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThoughts and Sentiments on the Evil of SLavery and Other Writings\u003c\/i\u003e by Ottobah Cugoano.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303944507621,"sku":"NP9780142437162","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780142437162.jpg?v=1767739959","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-interesting-narrative-and-other-writings-isbn-9780142437162","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}