Books by WILLIAM WELLS BROWN

William Wells Brown: Clotel & Other Writings (LOA #247): Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave / Clotel; or, the President's Daughter / The American ... or, A Leap for Freedom (Library of America)

by William Wells Brown

(9 reviews)

A showcase of the extraordinary career America's first Black novelist and pivotal figure in African American literature "It is difficult to imagine any one of his contemporaries who contributed as much or as richly to so... See More

Three Great African-American Novels: The Heroic Slave, Clotel and Our Nig (Dover Books on Literature & Drama)

by Frederick Douglass

(9 reviews)

Written by three of the most prominent black writers of the nineteenth century, this trio of compelling early classics of African-American literature paints unforgettable portraits of strength and determination framed by the... See More

The Power of Sympathy and The Coquette (Penguin Classics)

by William Wells Brown

(24 reviews)

Written in epistolary form and drawn from actual events, Brown's The Power of Sympathy (1789) and Foster's The Coquette (1797) were two of the earliest novels published in the United States. Both novels reflect the... See More

My Southern Home: The South and Its People

by William Wells Brown

(2 reviews)

The culmination of William Wells Brown's long writing career, My Southern Home is the story of Brown's search for a home in a land of slavery and racism. Brown (1814-84), a prolific and celebrated abolitionist and writer... See More

Born a Slave: Anthology: Collected Memoirs and Interviews

by Sojourner Truth

This collection includes over 100 slave narratives and more than a thousands transcripts of recorded interviews made with former salves in the first half of 20th century: Life of William Grimes, the Runaway Slave Narrative... See More

The President's Daughter (Mint Editions (Black Narratives))

by William Wells Brown

(9 reviews)

Born into slavery, Clotel is a white-passing woman who conceals her identity and uses a disguise to infiltrate a plantation to rescue her loved ones. It's a story of survival that's deeply rooted in the cruelest part of... See More

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave - Escaping the Bonds of Slavery: A Firsthand Account

by William Wells Brown

(28 reviews)

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave by William W. Brown is a compelling and heart-wrenching firsthand account that takes readers on an emotional and transformative journey through the life of a remarkably... See More

The Memories of Life Before the Juneteenth: Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Novels, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

by Frederick Douglass

Musaicum Books presents to you a unique collection of the recorded testimonies of former slaves, memoirs, historical studies, reports of the life and laws in the south, legislation on civil rights, as well as popular fiction... See More

Born in Chains - Collected Slave Narratives: The Anthology of Memoirs, Recorded Interviews and Biographies

by Frederick Douglass

E-artnow present the anthology of the most impactful slave narratives. The collection includes the memoirs, letters and biographies of former slaves, with the thousands of recorded interviews made in the South until... See More

Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's Daughter

by William Wells Brown

(20 reviews)

'Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's Daughter' is a novel by United States author and playwright William Wells Brown about Clotel and her sister, fictional slave daughters of... See More

Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States

by William Wells Brown

(20 reviews)

Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States is a novel by William Wells Brown. Considered one of the first novels written by an African American, Clotelle tells the story of a mixed-race woman who is sold into slavery and... See More

Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

by William Wells Brown

(28 reviews)

"Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave" by William Wells Brown. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and... See More

Narrative of William W. Brown, an American Slave: Written by Himself (Docsouth Books)

by William Wells Brown

(27 reviews)

By 1849, the Narrative of William W. Brown was in its fourth edition, having sold over 8,000 copies in less than eighteen months and making it one of the fastest-selling antislavery tracts of its time. The book's popularity... See More

My Southern Home: Or, the South and Its People

by William Wells Brown

This book is an interesting memoir describing the relationships between black and white Southerners before and after the Civil War from different perspectives. At the beginning of the book, the author describes the... See More

Clotel or The President's Daughter (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

The first novel by an African-American, this dramatic tale revolves around the fate of a child fathered by Thomas Jefferson with one of his slaves. Although born into slavery, author William Wells Brown escaped bondage to... See More

Never Forgotten, Never Could be: Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Memoirs & History of Abolitionist Movement

by Frederick Douglass

(2 reviews)

This unique collection of "SLAVERY: Hundreds of Documented Testimonies of Former Slaves, Influential Memoirs, Records on Living Conditions and Customs in the South & History of Abolitionist Movement" has been designed and... See More

Clotel; or, The president's daughter

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Library of America eBook Classic

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

Born a slave and kept functionally illiterate until he escaped at age nineteen, William Wells Brown refashioned himself first as an agent of the Underground Railroad and then as an antislavery activist and self-taught orator... See More

Clotel

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

First published in 1853 amidst rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are... See More

Clotel

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

William Wells Brown, who is credited with being the first African American novelist, crafts a groundbreaking piece of American fiction in his 1853 work "Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter". The long untouched subject... See More

Clotel; or, the President”s Daughter

by William Wells Brown

(105 reviews)

MORE than two hundred years have elapsed since the first cargo of slaves was landed on the banks of the James River, in the colony of Virginia, from the West coast of Africa. From the of slaves in 1620, down to the period of... See More

A Life in Chains: The Juneteenth Edition: Novels, Memoirs, Interviews, Testimonies, Studies, Official Records on Slavery and Abolitionism

by Frederick Douglass

(19 reviews)

e-artnow presents the collection of the recorded testimonies of former slaves, memoirs, historical studies, reports of the life and laws in the south, legislation on civil rights, as well as popular fiction which unveiled... See More

The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity

by William Wells Brown

(2 reviews)

"The Negro in the American Rebellion: His Heroism and His Fidelity" by William Wells Brown. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics... See More

THE NEGRO IN THE AMERICAN REBELLION

by WILLIAM WELLS BROWN

(2 reviews)

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

Black Man

by William Wells Brown

(165 reviews)

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Three Years in Europe: Or, Places I Have Seen and People I Have Met

by William Wells Brown

(1 review)

This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with... See More

My Southern Home: / Or, the South and Its People: (Illustrated Edition)

by William Wells Brown

An interesting memoir that looks at the relationships between black and white Southerners before and after the Civil War from different perspectives. Especially toward the start of the book, the tone is deceptively light... See More

Once Upon a Slave: 28 Powerful Memoirs of Former Slaves & 100+ Recorded Testimonies in One Edition: Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, Underground Railroad, 12 Years a Slave…

by Frederick Douglass

(4 reviews)

This unique collection of "ONCE UPON A SLAVE: 28 Powerful Memoirs Of Former Slaves & 100+ Recorded Testimonies in One Edition" has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards. Contents: Narrative of the... See More

William Wells Brown: A Reader

by William Wells Brown

(2 reviews)

Born into slavery in Kentucky, William Wells Brown (1814-1884) was kept functionally illiterate until after his escape at the age of nineteen. Remarkably, he became the most widely published and versatile African American... See More

Clotelle; Or, The Colored Heroine, a tale of the Southern States; Or, The President's Daughter

by William Wells Brown

(11 reviews)

With the exception of the last four chapters, this work was written before the breaking out of the recent rebellion. Although romantic in many of its details, it is, nevertheless, a truthful description of scenes which... See More