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Clotel: or, The President's Daughter (Penguin Classics)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Release Year
- 2003
- ISBN
- 9780142437728
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0142437727
ISBN-13
9780142437728
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30266446
Product Key Features
Book Title
Clotel : Or, the President's Daughter
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, African American / General, African American / Historical, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Fiction
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-053661
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
813/.4
Synopsis
First published in December 1853, Clotel was written amid then unconfirmed rumors that Thomas Jefferson had fathered children with one of his slaves. The story begins with the auction of his mistress, here called Currer, and their two daughters, Clotel and Althesa. The Virginian who buys Clotel falls in love with her, gets her pregnant, seems to promise marriage--then sells her. Escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returns to Virginia disguised as a white man in order to rescue her daughter, Mary, a slave in her father's house. A fast-paced and harrowing tale of slavery and freedom, of the hypocrisies of a nation founded on democratic principles, Clotel is more than a sensationalist novel. It is a founding text of the African American novelistic tradition, a brilliantly composed and richly detailed exploration of human relations in a new world in which race is a cultural construct. * First time in Penguin Classics * Includes appendices that show the different endings Brown created for the various later versions of Clotel , along with the author's narrative of his "Life and Escape," Introduction, suggested readings, and comprehensive explanatory notes, First published in December 1853, Clotel was written amid then unconfirmed rumors that Thomas Jefferson had fathered children with one of his slaves. The story begins with the auction of his mistress, here called Currer, and their two daughters, Clotel and Althesa. The Virginian who buys Clotel falls in love with her, gets her pregnant, seems to promise marriage--then sells her. Escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returns to Virginia disguised as a white man in order to rescue her daughter, Mary, a slave in her father's house. A fast-paced and harrowing tale of slavery and freedom, of the hypocrisies of a nation founded on democratic principles, Clotel is more than a sensationalist novel. It is a founding text of the African American novelistic tradition, a brilliantly composed and richly detailed exploration of human relations in a new world in which race is a cultural construct. - First time in Penguin Classics - Includes appendices that show the different endings Brown created for the various later versions of Clotel , along with the author's narrative of his "Life and Escape," Introduction, suggested readings, and comprehensive explanatory notes
LC Classification Number
PS1139.B9C53 2004
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- 1***i (38)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe book arrived in a flimsy envelope and has some bent corners as a result, but nothing serious. It was described by the seller as in Very Good condition, but there's some staining on the pages and the cover has multiple creases that are clearly not from shipping. But, while the listed condition was inaccurate, the book I received is still well worth the price.
- h***i (1384)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseI sent the seller a friendly request after buying, asking them to please not ship the book in a thin plastic mailer. My message was sent back to me, the seller never saw it or replied. Ebay said that the seller blocks messages. The Book was in fact shipped in a thin plastic mailer. It arrived okay, but sometimes they don't. Bought another book from a different seller at the same time who replied to my message and who ships his books in boxes. Guess who I'll be a repeat buyer with?The Last Kaiser: The Life of Wilhelm II (#336027746972)
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