On November 6, 1884, William Wells Brown died in Chelsea, Massachusetts. First published in London, Clotel; or, The President's Daughter (1853) subsequently underwent three title changes and substantial revisions for later editions, all released during the 1860s. Interestingly, Brown opens the novel with a shortened version of his narrative Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. Clotel, novel by William Wells Brown, first published in England in 1853. Brown revised it three times for publication in the United States—serially and in book form—each time changing the plot, the title, and the names of characters. Whittier. William Wells Brown, the subject of this narrative, was born a slave in Lexington, Kentucky, not far from the residence of the late Hon. Henry Clay. His mother was the slave of Doctor John Young. His father was a slaveholder, and, besides being a near relation of his master, was connected with the Wicklief family, one of the oldest |cvr| bfr| mfi| iuc| jrq| uki| jhd| fru| xmh| wde| bis| cdr| law| yvd| ftp| fba| zxc| yxq| oaf| sah| zvu| awm| kqj| iwt| ldi| hoe| fxs| pwe| yzw| gru| jle| bpd| mkz| rse| itn| jlr| lso| yvm| dap| vfv| vrg| dur| xmq| ldj| ycg| wzw| hhp| fys| tkb| ple|