William Wells Brown was the first African-American to publish a novel, a play and a travel book. Born into slavery, Brown escaped and became a prominent abolitionist, penning his seminal slave narrative, which became an instant bestseller. An adept writer of numerous genres, Brown had a significant impact on the development of African American literature. His prose masterpieces challenged prevailing racist ideologies and established a blueprint for future black authors, providing a sound platform for artistic confidence. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Brown’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, concise introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Brown’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All book versions of Brown’s novel, with individual contents tables and the original illustrations
* Brown’s play — the first to be published by an African American author
* Rare prose works appearing for the first time in digital publishing
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Includes Brown’s complete non-fiction – available in no other collection
* Features two biographies, including Brown’s daughter’s scarce book ‘Biography of an American Bondman’
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
CONTENTS:
The Novel
Clotel; or, The President’s Daughter (1853)
Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States (1864)
Clotelle; or, The Colored Heroine (1867)
The Play
The Escape (1858)
The Poetry
The Anti-Slavery Harp (1851)
The Non-Fiction
Narrative of William W. Brown (1847)
Narrative of William W. Brown, Second Edition (1849)
Three Years in Europe (1852)
The American Fugitive in Europe (1855)
St. Domingo (1855)
The Black Man (1863)
The Negro in the American Rebellion (1867)
The Rising Son (1882)
My Southern Home (1880)
The Biographies
Memoir of William Wells Brown (1852) by William Farmer
Biography of an American Bondman (1856) by Josephine Brown
