What is the major theme of William Wells Brown's, "The Young Christian" in his book Clotel?

Answer 1

"The Clotel problem is easily stated. Clotel's author, William Wells Brown, published the novel Clotel in four different versions between 1853 and 1867. It appeared in 1853 as Clotel; or the President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. It appeared in 1860 as Miralda, or The Beautiful Quadroon: A Romance of American Slavery Founded on Fact. It appeared in 1864 as Clotelle: A Tale of the Southern States. And finally, it appeared in 1867 as Clotelle; or the Colored Heroine. A Tale of the Southern States. These versions are sufficiently different to raise issues of textual identity and of publishing practicality."

For Clotel; or, The President's Daughter: A Narrative of Slave Life in the United States. By William Wells Brown, A Fugitive Slave, Author of "Three Years in Europe."

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