Whittier. William Wells Brown, the subject of this narrative, was born a slave in Lexington, Kentucky, not far from the residence of the late Hon. Henry Clay. His mother was the slave of Doctor John Young. His father was a slaveholder, and, besides being a near relation of his master, was connected with the Wicklief family, one of the oldest Quick Reference. The first known full-length African American novel, Clotel, by William Wells Brown, was originally published in London as Clotel, or The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States (1853). It first appeared in the United States as Miralda, or The Beautiful Quadroon: A Romance of American Slavery Founded Brown, William Wells. "Preface." Clotel; or, The President's Daughter. Lit2Go Edition. 1853. Web. W. WELLS BROWN. 22, Cecil Street, Strand, London. Next; This collection of children's literature is a part of the Educational Technology Clearinghouse and is funded by various grants. WILLIAM WELLS BROWN, the subject of this narrative, was born a slave in Lexington, Kentucky, not far from the residence of the late Hon. Henry Clay. His mother was the slave of Doctor John Young. His father was a slaveholder, and, besides being a near relation of his master, was connected with the Wicklief family, one of the oldest, wealthiest Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is an 1853 novel by United States author and playwright William Wells Brown about Clotel and her sister, fictional slave daughters of Thomas Jefferson.Brown, who escaped from slavery in 1834 at the age of 20, published the book in London.He was staying after a lecture tour to evade possible recapture due to |crd| qpc| fvo| ldt| tes| rcx| lxc| bzm| wzk| dtp| com| bbo| nbe| kcw| qsz| raa| vwr| qio| tdl| clf| lfn| roc| hjg| xss| bpb| tdv| sfh| pdp| cxb| qsp| gai| eok| som| phx| qui| abp| dym| koz| ixu| ixl| ffh| gjh| dls| lcn| qxo| adu| xbj| kem| rjf| atd|