Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Ann Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Harriet Ann Jacobs

320 pages first pub 1861 (editions)

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One of the central firsthand accounts of slavery in America A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and p...

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4.13
based on 5,548 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

sad: 66%

dark: 63%

informative: 58%

challenging: 53%

reflective: 44%

tense: 38%

inspiring: 28%

hopeful: 17%

adventurous: 8%


Pace

17% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
20% of readers chose slow
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