William Wells Brown

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Civilizations of the Renaissance in Italy

Civilizations of the Renaissance in Italy

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy is an 1860 work on the Italian Renaissance by Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt. Together with his History of the Renaissance in Italy (1867) it is counted among...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.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...

Clotel (Unabridged)

Clotel (Unabridged)

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the opulent halls of Virginia, a secret unfolds. Clotel, a young woman of captivating beauty, bears an uncanny resemblance to the late President Jefferson. As whispers of her true parentage ripple...

Clotel, or, The President's Daughter

Clotel, or, The President's Daughter

Clotel; or, The President's Daughter is a novel by William Wells Brown (1814-84), a fugitive from slavery and abolitionist and was published in London, England in December 1853. It is often considered the first African-American novel. This novel...

My Southern Home or, The South and Its People

My Southern Home or, The South and Its People

William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave; his father was a white man who never acknowledged his paternity. Brown escaped slavery at about the age of 20. For many years he worked as a steam...

The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave

The Narrative of William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Thirteen years ago, I came to your door, a weary fugitive from chains and stripes. I was a stranger, and you took me in. I was hungry, and you fed me. Naked was I, and you clothed me. Even a name by which...

Three Years In Europe

Three Years In Europe

William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave--his father a white man who never acknowledged his paternity. Brown escaped slavery at about the age of 20. For many years he worked as a steamboatman...