Clotel (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: William Wells Brown
- First Published: 1853
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical melodrama
- Time of Work: 1817–1842
- Setting: Richmond, Virginia; New Orleans, Louisiana; Natchez, Mississippi; Vicksburg, Mississippi; Dunkirk, France
- Principal Characters: Clotel, Currer, Althesa, Horatio Green, The Reverend John Peck, Georgiana Peck, Mary, George Green
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction, Melodrama
- Subjects: African Americans, Virginia, France or French people, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Suicide, Biracial people, Escapes, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Marriage, Ministry or ministers, Christianity, Mississippi, New Orleans
- Locales: New Orleans, LA, Richmond, VA, Dunkirk, France, Natchez, MS, Vicksburg, MS
The Novel
Clotel: Or, The President’s Daughter, A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States is principally about the fate of an African American female slave, Clotel, who is described by William Wells Brown as the daughter of Thomas Jefferson. In her earlier years, Clotel’s mother, Currer, was a servant of Jefferson before his departure to Washington “to fill a government appointment,” at which time Currer was passed on to another master. In the context of the novel, Currer’s daughters are the offspring of Thomas Jefferson. As a quadroon, Clotel is much...
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