Bibliograph

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave

Type

Label

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Classic thoughts and thinkers

Sub title

an American slave

Summary

The "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" is an 1845 memoir of slavery and escape and a treatise on abolition written by the writer, orator and former slave Frederick Douglass. Describing in gripping detail the circumstances of his upbringing, his brutal treatment at the hands of slave-owners, and his narrow escape from Maryland to freedom, the book is one of the most famous works of American literature and provided fuel for the abolitionist movement of the early 19th century in the United States

Target audience

adult

Classification