The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself by Robert J. Allison, Olaudah Equiano

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself

Robert J. Allison, Olaudah Equiano

256 pages first pub 1789 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography classics history challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Widely admired for its vivid accounts of the slave trade, Olaudah Equiano's autobiography -- the first slave narrative to attract a significant readership -- reveals many aspects of the eighteenth-century Western world through the experiences of o...

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informative 72%
reflective 60%
challenging 52%
adventurous 45%
dark 43%
sad 40%
emotional 30%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 16%
tense 12%

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medium 36%
fast 5%

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