Published in 1861, this book is one of the last of many slave narratives published before the Civil War; it is also one of the few existing narratives written by a woman. As such it offers a unique perspective on the complex plight of the black woman as slave and as writer. Merging the conventions of the slave narrative with the techniques of the sentimental novel, Harriet Jacobs describes her efforts to fight off the advances of her master, her eventual liaison with
another white man, the father of her two children, and her ultimately successful struggle for freedom.
- ISBN10 0486419312
- ISBN13 9780486419312
- Publish Date 28 December 2001 (first published 4 April 1861)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English