Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself Audiobook By David W. Blight cover art

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself

The Bedford Series in History and Culture

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself

By: David W. Blight
Narrated by: Joshua Lawson
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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) was a former slave and great American abolitionist, author, and orator. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is his best-selling autobiography, written in 1845.

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I chose this because I thought it was a short read but it gave me a lot more than I anticipated. I'm going to have all of my children read this or should I say listen to audible

Highly recommended

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This version skips often... The story is great and I loved every moment of it.

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I noticed a couple of mistakes in the audiobook. The cut offs where awkward too.

Good

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I found the prologue needed patience, but the rest of the book was well read and easy to absorb. I’d recommend this version to anyone looking to learn about FD’s life.

VERY well read

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It was SO hard to listen to this audio book because of the narrators voice! I should have previewed before I purchased it!

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The story is fantastic. I chose this version because I liked the narrator's voice. However, his performance is choppy. Sometimes it flows nicely, other times it feels like he is struggling to read the words correctly. Also, this version skips, specifically noticed in Chapter 10 (which is actually Chapter 7 in the book). I thought it was just my computer, but it happened different times on different devices. Very disappointing.

Decent, but skips a lot

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