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Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown, M. Giulia Fabi is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter about?

William Wells Brown's Clotel or, The President's Daughter is often considered the first novel an African-American. When the book was published, Brown himself was legally the property of someone else within the United States, having escaped from slavery in Kentucky when he was younger. In the story President Thomas Jefferson and his former mulatto mistress Currer have had two daughters together: Althesea and Clotel. When their master passes away, their relatively comfortable lives are swept away and Currer and Althesea are bought by the harsh slave trader Dick Walker.

Who reads Clotel; Or, The President's Daughter?

It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
William Wells Brown, M. Giulia Fabi
Publisher
[Place of publication not identified]: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published
2015
Language
EN
ISBN
9781515344810
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
Rating
3.53 / 5 (1,052 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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