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Twelve Years a Slave is in the public domain; e-book versions can be downloaded from several sites and many reprints are still in print by multiple publishers (see 'External links' section)
- In 1968, historians Sue Eakin and Joseph Logsdon, both based in Louisiana, published an edited and annotated version of Northup's narrative.[18] Updated and illustrated editions of this work have since been published, including an adaptation for younger readers.
- In 2012, David Fiske self-published the biography Solomon Northup: His Life Before and After Slavery. The book's Appendix C provides the publishing history for Twelve Years a Slave during the 19th century. The book was expanded and re-issued by Praeger in August 2013 as Solomon Northup: The Complete Story of the Author of Twelve Years a Slave, ISBN 978-1440829741, with co-authors Fiske, Clifford W. Brown, and Rachel Seligman.
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Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984), a PBS television film directed by Gordon Parks and starring Avery Brooks.[19][20]
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12 Years a Slave (2013), a feature film directed by Steve McQueen and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor.[21][22]
Audiobook
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Twelve Years a Slave public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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Twelve Years a Slave, narrated by Louis Gossett Jr. (Eakin Films & Publishing, 2013)[23]
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Twelve Years a Slave, narrated by Richard Allen (Dreamscape Media, 2013)
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Twelve Years a Slave, narrated by Hugh Quarshie (AudioGO, 2013)
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Twelve Years a Slave, narrated by Sean Crisden (Tantor Audio, 2012)
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