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A life, 1861

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself

Harriet A. Jacobs

Linda grows up loved by her family, learning at six that she is enslaved.

41 chapters · about 5 hours

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How it begins

I was born a slave; but I never knew it till six years of happy childhood had passed away. My father was a carpenter, and considered so intelligent and skilful in his trade, that, when buildings out of the common line were to be erected, he was sent for from long distances, to be head workman.

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About the book

Length

41 chapters

First published

1861

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Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Childhood6 min
  2. Chapter 2: The New Master And Mistress9 min
  3. Chapter 3: The Slaves’ New Year’s Day3 min
  4. Chapter 4: The Slave Who Dared To Feel Like A Man18 min
  5. Chapter 5: The Trials Of Girlhood5 min
  6. Chapter 6: The Jealous Mistress10 min
  7. Chapter 7: The Lover11 min
  8. Chapter 8: What Slaves Are Taught To Think Of The North4 min
  9. Chapter 9: Sketches Of Neighboring Slaveholders13 min
  10. Chapter 10: A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl’s Life9 min
  11. Chapter 11: The New Tie To Life8 min
  12. Chapter 12: Fear Of Insurrection8 min
  13. Chapter 13: The Church And Slavery13 min
  14. Chapter 14: Another Link To Life6 min
  15. Chapter 15: Continued Persecutions10 min
  16. Chapter 16: Scenes At The Plantation16 min
  17. Chapter 17: The Flight5 min
  18. Chapter 18: Months Of Peril12 min
  19. Chapter 19: The Children Sold8 min
  20. Chapter 20: New Perils7 min
  21. Chapter 21: The Loophole Of Retreat7 min
  22. Chapter 22: Christmas Festivities3 min
  23. Chapter 23: Still In Prison6 min
  24. Chapter 24: The Candidate For Congress4 min
  25. Chapter 25: Competition In Cunning8 min
  26. Chapter 26: Important Era In My Brother’s Life7 min
  27. Chapter 27: New Destination For The Children12 min
  28. Chapter 28: Aunt Nancy8 min
  29. Chapter 29: Preparations For Escape15 min
  30. Chapter 30: Northward Bound5 min
  31. Chapter 31: Incidents In Philadelphia8 min
  32. Chapter 32: The Meeting Of Mother And Daughter6 min
  33. Chapter 33: A Home Found4 min
  34. Chapter 34: The Old Enemy Again6 min
  35. Chapter 35: Prejudice Against Color4 min
  36. Chapter 36: The Hairbreadth Escape8 min
  37. Chapter 37: A Visit To England4 min
  38. Chapter 38: Renewed Invitations To Go South3 min
  39. Chapter 39: The Confession3 min
  40. Chapter 40: The Fugitive Slave Law9 min
  41. Chapter 41: Free At Last16 min

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