Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Written by Herself

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Harriet Jacobs

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One of the central firsthand accounts of slavery in America A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published pseduonymously in 1861, tells firsthand of the horrors inflicted on slaves. In writing this extraordinary memoir, which culminates in the seven years she spent hiding in a crawl space in her grandmother's attic, Jacobs skillfully used the literary genres of her time, presenting a thoroughly feminist narrative that portrays the evils and traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography:

Nell Irvin Painteris the author ofSojourner Truth- A Life, A SymbolandStanding at Armageddon, the United States, 1877-1919,The Narrative of Hosea HudsonandExodusters- Black Migration to Kansas After Reconstruction. She is Edwards Professor of History at Princeton University, where she currently heads the program in African-American Studies.

Release date NZ

November 24th, 2005

Author

Harriet Jacobs

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributor

Edited by Nell Irving Painter

Pages

320

Dimensions

126x194x20

ISBN-13

9780140437959

Product ID

1683893

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