Note to the Third Edition

The first and second editions of this work, consisting of five thousand copies, were sold in less than a year from the time of its publication. Encouraged by the rapid sale of the work, I now publish a third edition with a new preface which includes a letter from my old master. He certifies that I am a slave.

W. W. B.

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William Wells Brown

William Wells Brown (1814–1884) was an African American abolition orator and writer. Brown’s autobiography detailed his escape from slavery. He also authored novels, plays, a travel book, and nonfiction works, including a history of Black soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.

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• To Wells Brown, of Ohio
• Note to the Third Edition
• Letter from Edmund Quincy, Esq.
• Preface
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
• Chapter 7
• Chapter 8
• Chapter 9
• Chapter 10
• Chapter 11
• The American Slave-Trade
• Appendix