Thirty Years A Slave

The unabridged classic on MP3 audio, narrated by Alfred von Lecteur. Three playback speeds on one disk; etext edition included. Running time: 5.1 hours (slow), 4.7 hours (medium), 4.3 hours (fast). The Autobiography of Louis Hughes, subtitled: From Bondage to Freedom: The Institution of Slavery as Seen on the Plantation and in the Home of the Planter Hughes tells of his five attempts to escape, of helplessly having to stand by while watching his wife whipped, of his joy in meeting again the brother whom he had not seen since they were children in Virginia. Yet he also writes knowingly about the economics of slavery; day-to-day plantation business; and relations between slaves and masters.