Clotel or The President's Daughter by William Wells Brown
Clotel or The President's Daughter

William Wells Brown

Clotel or The President's Daughter

William Wells Brown

160 pages first pub 1853 (editions)

fiction classics historical reflective medium-paced
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First published in December 1853, Clotel was written amid then unconfirmed rumors that Thomas Jefferson had fathered children with one of his slaves. The story begins with the auction of his mistress, here called Currer, and their two daughters, C...

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