Bibliograph

Clotel, or, Thomas Jefferson's daughter, William Wells Brown

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Clotel, or, Thomas Jefferson's daughter, William Wells Brown

Language

eng

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not applicable

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Clotel

Responsibility statement

William Wells Brown

Sub title

or, Thomas Jefferson's daughter

Summary

First published in 1853 amid rumors that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with one of his slaves, Clotel is a fictional chronicle of one such child. After Jefferson's death, his mistress and her two daughters are auctioned. One daughter, Clotel, is purchased by a white man from Virginia who impregnates her. Despite the promise of marriage, Clotel is instead sold to another man and separated from her daughter

Target audience

adult

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not applicable

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