The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, - Olaudah Equiano - Livres - Createspace Independent Publishing Platf - 9781545060391 - 10 avril 2017
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa,

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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa,

I believe it is difficult for those who publish their own memoirs to escape the imputation of vanity; nor is this the only disadvantage under which they labour: it is also their misfortune, that what is uncommon is rarely, if ever, believed, and what is obvious we are apt to turn from with disgust, and to charge the writer with impertinence. People generally think those memoirs only worthy to be read or remembered which abound in great or striking events, those, in short, which in a high degree excite either admiration or pity: all others they consign to contempt and oblivion. It is therefore, I confess, not a little hazardous in a private and obscure individual, and a stranger too, thus to solicit the indulgent attention of the public; especially when I own I offer here the history of neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant. I believe there are few events in my life, which have not happened to many: it is true the incidents of it are numerous; and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings were great: but when I compare my lot with that of most of my countrymen, I regard myself as a particular favourite of Heaven, and acknowledge the mercies of Providence in every occurrence of my life. If then the following narrative does not appear sufficiently interesting to engage general attention, let my motive be some excuse for its publication. I am not so foolishly vain as to expect from it either immortality or literary reputation.

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Validé 10 avril 2017
ISBN13 9781545060391
Éditeurs Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Pages 176
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 10 mm   ·   244 g
Langue et grammaire English  

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