Narrative of the life of frederick douglass is an 1845 memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and former slave frederick douglass during his time in lynn, massachusetts. Jan 30, 2012 narrative of the life of frederick douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and exslave, frederick douglass. Librivox founded in 2005 is a community of volunteers from all over the world who record public domain texts. The narrative of the life of frederick douglass, by. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass audiobook free. The narrative of the life of frederick douglass frederick douglass 18181895 was an africanamerican social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. The book was so well written that some argued that an exslave could not be as articulate as frederick douglass demonstrated himself to be. Audio book of douglass s narrative but theres also a free version available at librivox. But as he grew up, douglass determined that he would teach himself to read and write, and that one day he would be free from slavery. A brilliant speaker, douglass was asked by the american antislavery society to engage in a tour of lectures, and so became recognized as one of americas first. The book includes two introductions by wellknown abolitionists. The book, published in 1845, originally entitled narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave, written by himself, was met with disbelief when it initially came out. Audio book of douglass s narrative the best audio book version of douglass s narrative you actually have to pay for.
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