The Life of Olaudah Equiano

Why does he say “I ought to entreat your pardon for addressing to you a work so wholly devoid of literary merit?

Why does he say “I ought to entreat your pardon for addressing to you a work so wholly devoid of literary merit?

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Equiano is apologizing for his writing...... noting the fact that he is not an author or historian, simply a man sharing his experience.

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