All I can say about book 1 is that I was utterly repulsed by what I read. It is very powerful and emotional.ĭouglass’ work definitely is effective. You almost can’t believe that something like “this” happened to Douglass. It also gives you an overwhelming sense of sullen melancholy. You realize how much Douglass meant to the enslaved people.

It really prepares you for the glory in the words and language. They set the mood and get you ready to experience a whole new set of emotions when you read Douglass’ Life of an American Slave, etc. They were excellent introductions to the narrative by Frederick Douglass. I then read both the preface by Garrison and the letter to Douglass. I knew he wrote a few autobiographies, but I never knew that he spanned them over 40 years of writing and that he lived for close to 80 years. I first read the biographical introduction about Frederick Douglass and learned many new things. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick DouglassįYI, I wrote this 15 years ago while in college… copying over some old reviews now!

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