Three Classic African-American Novels: The Heroic Slave; Clotel; Our Nig - Softcover

Douglass, Frederick; Brown, William Wells; Wilson, Harriet E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451627881 ISBN 13: 9780451627889

Publisher: Signet, 1990

Synopsis

The early literature of African-Americans is an important part of our cultural heritage, and here, collected in one volume, are three of the most significant of these works: The Heroic Slave, Clotel, and Our Nig. These form a milestone collection of the pioneering novels of African-American literature.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

William Wells Brown, Frances E.W. Harper, and Charles W. Chesnutt, three black writers who bore witness to the experience of their people under slavery, create a portrait of black life in the 19th century in these three novels.

About the Author:

Frederick Douglass, an outspoken abolitionist, was born into slavery in 1818 and, after his escape in 1838, repeatedly risked his own freedom as an antislavery lecturer, writer, and publisher.

William Wells Brown (1814–1884) was born a slave, escaped to the North and then to England, and became one of the most prominent abolitionists of his time. During his prolific literary career, Brown was a pioneer in several different genres, including travel writing, fiction, and drama.

Harriet E. Wilson (1825–1900) was born in New Hampshire, where she worked from a young age as a servant to an abusive family. 

William L. Andrews is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of To Tell a Free Story and editor or coeditor of more than thirty books on African American literature.
William L. Andrews is E. Maynard Adams Professor of English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is the author of To Tell a Free Story and editor or coeditor of more than thirty books on African American literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0451627881
• ISBN 13: 9780451627889
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 368
• Editor: Andrews William L.