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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Paper book: €19.99

Digital: €7.99

Original publication
1845
Bilingual edition
June 12, 2026
Pages
305
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Biography and Autobiography, History
Moods
Meet a real life, Travel back in time, Be moved to tears
Translated from
English

Book summary

Frederick Douglass is born a slave on a plantation in Maryland, separated from his mother at birth. As a child he secretly learns to read, although it is forbidden, and understands that knowledge is the path to freedom. He tells of the beatings, the hunger, the resistance, and his escape to the North.

A deeply moving account, written by a man who became one of the great voices against slavery.

Its simple, powerful sentences make it easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

In secret, an enslaved boy learns to read. At seven or eight, the boy is sent to a new master in Baltimore. The master’s wife teaches him the alphabet.

The world of the book

A country split in two by slavery. In the North of the United States, slavery has been abolished. In the South, as in Maryland, it is legal. On the great plantations, slaves work in the fields. Baltimore is a busy port…

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