Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Written by HerselfBy Harriet A. Jacobs
Length8h 13m
About this audiobook
"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself" by Harriet Jacobs is a powerful autobiography that tells the true story of her life as an enslaved woman in the United States. Written under the pseudonym Linda Brent, Jacobs shares her struggles for freedom, the abuse she endured, and her determination to protect her family. It is a poignant and important account of the horrors of slavery and the resilience of the human spirit.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length8 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1861
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface By The Author
2Introduction By The Editor
31 : Childhood
4II : The New Master And Mistress
5III : The Slaves’ New Year’s Day
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6IV : The Slave Who Dared To Feel Like A Man
7V : The Trials Of Girlhood
8VI : The Jealous Mistress
9VII : The Lover
10VIII : What Slaves Are Taught To Think Of The North
11IX : Sketches Of Neighboring Slaveholders
12X : A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl’s Life
13XI : The New Tie To Life
14XII : Fear Of Insurrection
15XIII : The Church And Slavery
16XIV : Another Link To Life
17XV : Continued Persecutions
18XVI : Scenes At The Plantation
19XVII : The Flight
20XVIII : Months Of Peril
21XIX : The Children Sold
22XX : New Perils
23XXI : The Loophole Of Retreat
24XXII : Christmas Festivities
25XXIII : Still In Prison
26XXIV : The Candidate For Congress
27XXV : Competition In Cunning
28XXVI : Important Era In My Brother’s Life
29XXVII : New Destination For The Children
30XXVIII : Aunt Nancy
31XXIX : Preparations For Escape
32XXX : Northward Bound
33XXXI : Incidents In Philadelphia
34XXXII : The Meeting Of Mother And Daughter
35XXXIII : A Home Found
36XXXIV : The Old Enemy Again
37XXXV : Prejudice Against Color
38XXXVI : The Hairbreadth Escape
39XXXVII : A Visit To England
40XXXVIII : Renewed Invitations To Go South
41XXXIX : The Confession
42XL : The Fugitive Slave Law
43XLI : Free At Last
44Appendix
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