in 1789, "the interesting narrative of the life of olaudah equiano" was published in london, england, written by olaudah equiano, a former slave. the book featured 79 igbo words. in the first and second chapter, the book illustrates various aspects of igbo life based on olaudah equiano's life in his hometown of essaka. although the book was one of the first books published to include igbo material, "geschichte der mission der evangelischen brüder auf den caraibischen inseln st. thomas, st. croix und s. jan" (), published in 1777, written by the german missionary c. g. a. oldendorp, was the first book to publish any igbo material.