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Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Harriet Jacobs ; edited with an introduction and notes by R.J. Ellis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897, author.
- Series:
- Oxford world's classics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897.
- Jacobs, Harriet A.
- Enslaved women--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved women.
- United States.
- Enslaved persons--United States--Biography.
- Enslaved persons.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xliii, 257 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Harriet Jacobs's slave narrative is remarkable for its candid exposure of the sexual abuse suffered by slaves at the hands of their owners. Her sufferings, and eventual escape to the North, are described in vivid detail.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2015.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and publisher information.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9780191919930
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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