Sold as a Slave
Sold as a Slave by Olaudah Equiano, published by Penguin Adult in February 2007, is a significant autobiographical account that chronicles Equiano’s extraordinary life journey from West Africa to various parts of the Atlantic world, including the Caribbean, the USA, and Britain. Spanning 110 pages, this edition presents a compelling narrative that highlights his experiences as a slave and his involvement with the Royal Navy, offering insights into the historical context of slavery and the abolition movement.
Readers will find a vivid portrayal of danger and betrayal woven throughout Equiano’s life story, which serves as both a personal memoir and a critical document of its time. The book touches on themes of discrimination and social science, while also reflecting on the cultural and historical landscapes of the 18th century. Through Equiano’s eyes, readers are invited to explore a world marked by both adventure and hardship, providing a unique perspective on the complexities of slavery and human resilience.
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In an adventurous and extraordinary life, Equiano (c.1745-c.1797) criss-crossed the Atlantic world, from West Africa to the Caribbean to the USA to Britain, either as a slave or fighting with the Royal Navy. His account of his life is not only one of the great documents of the abolition movement, but also a startling, moving story of danger and betrayal.
Great Journeys allows readers to travel both around the planet and back through the centuries � but also back into ideas and worlds frightening, ruthless and cruel in different ways from our own. Few reading experiences can begin to match that of engaging with writers who saw astounding things: Great civilisations, walls of ice, violent and implacable jungles, deserts and mountains, multitudes of birds and flowers new to science. Reading these books is to see the world afresh, to rediscover a time when many cultures were quite strange to each other, where legends and stories were treated as facts and in which so much was still to be discovered.
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