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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emotional 77%
sad 65%
dark 63%
informative 55%
challenging 53%
reflective 44%
tense 38%
inspiring 27%
hopeful 17%
adventurous 6%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 22%
fast 15%

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