William Wells Brown

  • William Wells Brown: A Reader
    By William Wells Brown

    "Brown wrote extensively as a journalist but was also a pioneer in other literary genres.

  • William Wells Brown: A Reader
    By William Wells Brown

    The volume opens with an introductory essay that places Brown and his work in a cultural and political context.

  • William Wells Brown: Clotel & Other Writings
    By William Wells Brown

    His controversial novel "Clotel; or, the President's Daughter "(1853), a fictionalized account of the lives and struggles of Thomas Jefferson's black daughters and granddaughters, is the first novel written by an African American.

  • William Wells Brown: A Reader
    By William Wells Brown

    "Brown wrote extensively as a journalist but was also a pioneer in other literary genres.

  • William Wells Brown: An African American Life
    By Ezra Greenspan

    Ezra Greenspan’s masterful work, elegantly written and rigorously researched, sets Brown’s life in the richly rendered context of his times, creating a fascinating portrait of an inventive writer who dared to challenge the racial ...