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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 auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter. After escaping from the slave dealer, Clotel returnss to Virginia to reunite with her daughter – now a slave in her father’s house.
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About the author
William Wells Brown (1814 – 1884) was born a slave in Kentucky. In 1834, he he escaped to Ohio before moving to New York, and later, Great Britain. His novel, Clotel, is widely recognized as the first to be written by an African-American.
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 241 ● ISBN 9781974999774 ● File size 0.4 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Dreamscape Media ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 9049436 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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