Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) - Softcover

Harriet Jacobs; Introduction By Farah Jasmine Griffin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1593082835 ISBN 13: 9781593082833

Publisher: Barnes & Noble, 2005

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 272 Publisher: Barnes & Noble Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader. including new scholarship. thoughtful design. and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical. historical. and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. In what has become a landmark of American history and literature. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl recounts the incredible but true story of Harriet Jacobs. born a slave...

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Product Description:

The Barnes & Noble Classics series offers quality editions of important works of literature at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, each featuring new scholarship and pages of carefully crafted extras. All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. The series pulls together a constellation of influences; biographical, historical and literary, to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.

Review:

[The book] is a major work in the canon of writing by Afro-American women...Jacobs's book--reaching across the gulf separating black women from white, slave from free, poor from rich, "bad" women from "good"--represents an early attempt to establish an American sisterhood. --Wayne Lionel Aponte "The Nation "

About this edition

• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1593082835
• ISBN 13: 9781593082833
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272