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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Paper book: €16.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1845
Monolingual
12 June 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

奴隶男孩偷偷学认字。七八岁时,男孩来到巴尔的摩的新主人家。女主人教他认字母。

The world of the book

被奴隶制一分为二的国家。在美国北方,奴隶制已被废除;在马里兰等南方地区,它仍然合法。大种植园里,奴隶在田间劳作。巴尔的摩是一座船只云集的大港。在城里,奴隶活得稍自由些,而北方近在咫尺。

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