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Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Harriet Jacobs ; edited with an introducton and notes by R.J. Ellis.
- Title
- Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Harriet Jacobs ; edited with an introducton and notes by R.J. Ellis.
- Author
- Jacobs, Harriet A. (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897
- Publication
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | E444.J17 A3 2015 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Ellis, R. J., 1949-
- Description
- xliii, 257 pages; 20 cm.
- 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. This edition also includes her brother's short memoir, 'A True Tale of Slavery'.
- Series Statement
- Oxford world's classics
- Uniform Title
- Oxford world's classics
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxiv-xxxvi).
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- Note on the text -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Harriet Jacobs -- List of main characters -- Incidents in the life of a slave girl -- Appendix A: Harriet Jacob's first published writings -- Appendix B: John S. Jacobs, A true tale of slavery -- Explanatory notes.
- ISBN
- 9780198709879
- 0198709870
- OCLC
- 920855363
- SCSB-12268282
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library