The Complete Works (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, My Bondage and My Freedom, The Heroic Slave…By Frederick Douglass
Length63h 41m
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The Complete Works gathers Frederick Douglass's autobiographies, speeches, essays, letters, and political writings into a sweeping record of nineteenth-century American struggle and moral argument. Moving from the searing clarity of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass to the broader historical reflections of My Bondage and My Freedom and Life and Times, the collection reveals a style at once biblical, forensic, ironic, and intensely personal. It stands at the center of slave narrative, abolitionist literature, and democratic political thought. Douglass's authority arose from lived experience: born enslaved in Maryland, denied formal education, he taught himself to read, escaped bondage in 1838, and became one of the century's most powerful orators and editors. His writings reflect encounters with abolitionism, journalism, women's rights activism, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and public service, all sharpened by his insistence that American ideals be tested against American realities. This volume is essential for readers seeking not merely a historical monument but a living intellectual force. It rewards students of literature, history, rhetoric, and politics, offering a profound education in freedom, citizenship, and the disciplined art of moral witness.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length63 hrs 41 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Works (Annotated)
89CHAPTER VII. TRIUMPHS AND TRIALS
2Introduction
90CHAPTER VIII. JOHN BROWN AND MRS. STOWE
3Author Biography
91CHAPTER IX. INCREASING DEMANDS OF THE SLAVE POWER
4Historical Context
92CHAPTER X. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
5Synopsis (Selection)
93CHAPTER XI. SECESSION AND WAR
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6Memoirs
94CHAPTER XII. HOPE FOR THE NATION
7Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
95CHAPTER XIII. VAST CHANGES
8PREFACE
96CHAPTER XIV. LIVING AND LEARNING
9LETTER FROM WENDELL PHILLIPS, ESQ.
97CHAPTER XV. WEIGHED IN THE BALANCE
10CHAPTER I
98CHAPTER XVI. "TIME MAKES ALL THINGS EVEN"
11CHAPTER II
99CHAPTER XVII. INCIDENTS AND EVENTS
12CHAPTER III
100CHAPTER XVIII. "HONOR TO WHOM HONOR"
13CHAPTER IV
101CHAPTER XIX. RETROSPECTION
14CHAPTER V
102APPENDIX
15CHAPTER VI
103THIRD PART
16CHAPTER VII
104CHAPTER I. LATER LIFE
17CHAPTER VIII
105CHAPTER II. A GRAND OCCASION
18CHAPTER IX
106CHAPTER III. DOUBTS AS TO GARFIELD'S COURSE
19CHAPTER X
107CHAPTER IV. RECORDER OF DEEDS
20CHAPTER XI
108CHAPTER V. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S ADMINISTRATION
21APPENDIX
109CHAPTER VI. THE SUPREME COURT DECISION
22My Bondage and My Freedom
110CHAPTER VII. DEFEAT OF JAMES G. BLAINE
23INTRODUCTION
111CHAPTER VIII. EUROPEAN TOUR
24CHAPTER I.Childhood
112CHAPTER IX. CONTINUATION OF EUROPEAN TOUR
25CHAPTER II.Removed from My First Home
113CHAPTER X. THE CAMPAIGN OF 1888
26CHAPTER III.Parentage
114CHAPTER XI. ADMINISTRATION OF PRESIDENT HARRISON
27CHAPTER IV.A General Survey of the Slave Plantation
115CHAPTER XII. MINISTER TO HAÏTI
28CHAPTER V.Gradual Initiation to the Mysteries of Slavery
116CHAPTER XIII. CONTINUED NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE MÔLE ST. NICOLAS
29CHAPTER VI.Treatment of Slaves on Lloyd’s Plantation
117Speeches & Essays
30CHAPTER VII.Life in the Great House
118The Heroic Slave
31CHAPTER VIII.A Chapter of Horrors
119Part 1
32CHAPTER IX.Personal Treatment
120Part 2
33CHAPTER X.Life in Baltimore
121Part 3
34CHAPTER XI.“A Change Came O’er the Spirit of My Dream”
122Part 4
35CHAPTER XII.Religious Nature Awakened
123My Escape from Slavery
36CHAPTER XIII.The Vicissitudes of Slave Life
124What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?
37CHAPTER XIV.Experience in St. Michael’s
125Self-Made Men
38CHAPTER XV.Covey, the Negro Breaker
126The Church and Prejudice
39CHAPTER XVI.Another Pressure of the Tyrant’s Vice
127The Color Line
40CHAPTER XVII.The Last Flogging
128Other Writings & Speeches
41CHAPTER XVIII.New Relations and Duties
129The Future of the Colored Race
42CHAPTER XIX.The Run-Away Plot
130Abolition Fanaticism in New York
43CHAPTER XX.Apprenticeship Life
131An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
44CHAPTER XXI.My Escape from Slavery
132Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln
45CHAPTER XXII.Liberty Attained
133Reconstruction
46CHAPTER XXIII.Introduced to the Abolitionists
134John Brown: An Address at the 14th Anniversary of Storer College
47CHAPTER XXIV.Twenty-One Months in Great Britain
135The Hypocrisy of American Slavery
48CHAPTER XXV.Various Incidents
136The Claims of Our Common Cause
49RECEPTION SPEECH
137The End of All Compromises with Slavery – Now and Forever
50Dr. Campbell’s Reply
138The Kansas-Nebraska Bill
51LETTER TO HIS OLD MASTER To My Old Master, Thomas Auld
139The Dred Scott Decision
52THE NATURE OF SLAVERY
140Farewell Speech to the British People
53INHUMANITY OF SLAVERY
141Comments on Gerrit Smith’s Address
54WHAT TO THE SLAVE IS THE FOURTH OF JULY?
142Change of Opinion Announced
55THE INTERNAL SLAVE TRADE
143Colonization
56THE SLAVERY PARTY
144Henry Clay and Slavery
57THE ANTI-SLAVERY MOVEMENT
145The Free Negro’s Place Is In America
58Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
146Horace Greeley and Colonization
59INTRODUCTION
147The Fugitive Slave Law
60FIRST PART
148The Revolution of 1848
61CHAPTER I. AUTHOR'S BIRTH
149West India Emancipation
62CHAPTER II. REMOVAL FROM GRANDMOTHER'S
150The Chicago Nomination
63CHAPTER III. TROUBLES OF CHILDHOOD
151The Late Election
64CHAPTER IV. A GENERAL SURVEY OF THE SLAVE PLANTATION
152The Union and How to Save It
65CHAPTER V. A SLAVEHOLDER'S CHARACTER
153Sudden Revolution in Northern Sentiment
66CHAPTER VI. A CHILD'S REASONING
154How to End the War
67CHAPTER VII. LUXURIES AT THE GREAT HOUSE
155Cast off the Millstone
68CHAPTER VIII. CHARACTERISTICS OF OVERSEERS
156The Reasons for Our Troubles
69CHAPTER IX. CHANGE OF LOCATION
157The War and How to End It
70CHAPTER X. LEARNING TO READ
158What Shall be Done with the Slaves if Emancipated
71CHAPTER XI. GROWING IN KNOWLEDGE
159The President and His Speeches
72CHAPTER XII. RELIGIOUS NATURE AWAKENED
160Emancipation Proclaimed
73CHAPTER XIII. THE VICISSITUDES OF SLAVE LIFE
161Men of Color, To Arms!
74CHAPTER XIV. EXPERIENCE IN ST. MICHAELS
162Why Should a Colored Man Enlist?
75CHAPTER XV. COVEY, THE NEGRO BREAKER
163Our Work Is Not Done
76CHAPTER XVI. ANOTHER PRESSURE OF THE TYRANT'S VISE
164The Work of the Future
77CHAPTER XVII. THE LAST FLOGGING
165What the Black Man Wants
78CHAPTER XVIII. NEW RELATIONS AND DUTIES
166Give Us the Freedom Intended for Us
79CHAPTER XIX. THE RUNAWAY PLOT
167A Call to Work
80CHAPTER XX
168The Word “White”
81CHAPTER XXI. ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY
169Introduction to “The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbian Exposition”
82SECOND PART
170Letters
83CHAPTER I. ESCAPE FROM SLAVERY
171Reply of the Colored Delegation to the President
84CHAPTER II. LIFE AS A FREEMAN
172Letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe
85CHAPTER III. INTRODUCED TO THE ABOLITIONISTS
173Letter to Miss Wells
86CHAPTER IV. RECOLLECTIONS OF OLD FRIENDS
174Analysis
87CHAPTER V. ONE HUNDRED CONVENTIONS
175Reflection
88CHAPTER VI. IMPRESSIONS ABROAD
176Memorable Quotes
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