num_pages: 212
description: This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extant narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in a tale of dauntless spirit and faith.
language: English
title: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
titlecomplete: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
characters: Joseph Sawyer, Louisa Sawyer, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Molly Horniblow, Cornelia Grinnel Willis, Samuel Tredwell Sawyer, Harriet Ann Jacobs, James Norcom, John  Jacobs
genres: Historical, Biography, School, Race, Classics, African American, Nonfiction, Autobiography, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 52147
places: North Carolina
publisher: Indypublish.Com