Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Harriet Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself

Harriet Jacobs

371 pages first pub 1861 (editions)

nonfiction classics gender history memoir race dark emotional sad medium-paced

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The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the rema...

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emotional 74%
sad 67%
dark 61%
challenging 55%
informative 54%
reflective 41%
tense 35%
inspiring 34%
hopeful 14%
adventurous 5%

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slow 25%
fast 13%

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