The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano
By: written by himself ; edited with an introduction by Robert J. Allison.
Contributors: Allison, Robert J.
Series: The Bedford series in history and culture
Publisher: Bedford Books of St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
Subjects: Equiano, Olaudah, b. 1745.; Slaves -- Great Britain -- Biography.; Slaves -- United States -- Biography.
Description: "More than just a fascinating story, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography - the first slave narrative to be widely read - reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of one individual. This edition is the first in more than twenty-five years to offer the complete text of the Life together with a comprehensive twenty-page introduction and useful editorial apparatus designed to help students get the most out of this important work.

Also included are illustrations, a chronology, questions for consideration, a bibliography, and an index."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-215) and index.
"The text of this ... edition follows the first American printing ... (New York, 1791). The only significant changes (other than minor spelling and punctuation corrections) are the insertion of paragraph breaks and notes to the text that explain some of the ideas and events of the late eighteenth century to which Equiano refers"--Pref.