Incidents in the life of a slave girl
By: written by herself, Harriet Jacobs. With A true tale of slavery / by John S. Jacobs ; edited with an introduction and notes by Nell Irvin Painter.
Contributors: Painter, Nell Irvin.; Jacobs, John S., 1815-1875.
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
Subjects: Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897; Jacobs, John S., 1815-1875; Slaves -- United States -- Biography; Women slaves -- United States -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Other titles: True tale of slavery.
Description: "A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina, and of her final escape and emancipation, Jacobs' classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published 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 times, presenting a thoroughly feminist narrative that portrays the evils and traumas of slavery, particularly for women and children. Now with an introduction by renowned historian Nell Irvin Painter, this edition also includes A True Tale of Slavery, the brief memoir of Harriet Jacobs' brother, John S. Jacobs, originally published in a London periodical in 1861"--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-277).