A Colored Man Round the World (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. An Antebellum African American Travel Narrative of Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near EastBy David F. Dorr
Length4h 41m
About this audiobook
David F. Dorr's A Colored Man Round the World is a remarkable antebellum travel narrative that recounts journeys through Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East from the perspective of an African American observer moving through imperial, aristocratic, and sacred geographies. Written in a lucid, episodic style, the book blends guidebook description, social commentary, and personal witness. Its literary context is especially significant: it stands beside slave narratives and nineteenth-century travel writing while unsettling both genres, insisting that a Black traveler could interpret the world with intellectual authority. Dorr himself remains a partly elusive figure, but the work identifies him as a "colored man" and "quadroon" associated with Louisiana, writing from within the brutal contradictions of American slavery. His experience of travel—apparently undertaken in service to a white companion—gave him unusual access to transatlantic spaces that were often denied to free and enslaved African Americans alike. That mobility sharpened his reflections on race, freedom, class, religion, and national character. This book is recommended to readers interested in African American literature, travel writing, slavery studies, and the global dimensions of the nineteenth century. It is both a rare historical document and a sophisticated literary act of self-positioning.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★ 3.2 (25)
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GenreTravel
Length4 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
19ST. JANARIUS AND HIS BLOOD.
2PREFACE.
20CONSTANTINOPLE.
3DEBUT IN A FOREIGN LAND.
21THE DOGS PROVOKE ME, AND THE WOMEN ARE VEILED.
4LONDON.
22A COLORED MAN FROM TENNESSEE SHAKING HANDS WITH THE SULTAN; AND MEN PUTTING WOMEN IN THE BATH AND TAKING THEM OUT.
5THE QUEEN IN HYDE PARK.
23GOING TO ATHENS WITH A PRIMA DONNA.
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6I AM GOING TO PARIS.
24ATHENS, A SEPULCHRE.
7FIRST DAY IN PARIS.
25BEAUTIFUL VENICE.
8FIRST NIGHT IN PARIS.
26VERONA AND BOLOGNA.
9I MUST ROVE AWAY FROM PARIS.
27FIRENZA DE BELLA CITA.
10SPICY TOWNS IN GERMANY.
28BACK TO PARIS
11DOWN AMONG THE DUTCH.
29EGYPT AND THE NILE.
12COL. FELLOWES LEARNING DUTCH.
30EGYPTIAN KINGS OF OLDEN TIMES.
13ON! ON! TO WATERLOO.
31TRAVELING ON THE NILE EIGHT HUNDRED MILES.
14THE BIAS OF MY TOUR.
32THEBES AND BACK TO CAIRO.
15COUP D’ETAT OF NAPOLEON III.
33CAMELS, THROUGH THE DESERT.
16THE SECRETS OF A PARIS LIFE, AND WHO KNOWS THEM.
34JERUSALEM, JERICHO, AND DAMASCUS.
17ROME AND ST. PETER’S CHURCH.
35CONCLUSION.
18NAPLES AND ITS CRAFT.
36Memorable Quotes
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