# Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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- Authors: [John Ellis](https://www.bookquiver.com/j-r-ellis)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2015-11-12
- Genres: History

## Description

Harriet Jacobs's slave narrative is remarkable for its candid exposure of the sexual abuse suffered by slaves at the hands of their owners. Her sufferings, and eventual escape to the North, are described in vivid detail. This edition also includes her brother's short memoir, 'A True Tale of Slavery'.

## Editions

### Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- ISBN: 978-01-9870-987-9
- Pages: 304
- Published: 2015-11-12
- Language: en_US