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

Harriet A. Jacobs

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Chapters

  1. 1.Preface by the Authororiginal only · 2 min
  2. 2.Introduction by the Editororiginal only · 2 min
  3. 3.I. Childhoodoriginal only · 8 min
  4. 4.II. The New Master And Mistressoriginal only · 12 min
  5. 5.III. The Slaves’ New Year’s Dayoriginal only · 4 min
  6. 6.IV. The Slave Who Dared To Feel Like A Manoriginal only · 22 min
  7. 7.V. The Trials Of Girlhoodoriginal only · 7 min
  8. 8.VI. The Jealous Mistressoriginal only · 13 min
  9. 9.VII. The Loveroriginal only · 14 min
  10. 10.VIII. What Slaves Are Taught To Think Of The Northoriginal only · 5 min
  11. 11.IX. Sketches Of Neighboring Slaveholdersoriginal only · 16 min
  12. 12.X. A Perilous Passage In The Slave Girl’s Lifeoriginal only · 12 min
  13. 13.XI. The New Tie To Lifeoriginal only · 10 min
  14. 14.XII. Fear Of Insurrectionoriginal only · 10 min
  15. 15.XIII. The Church And Slaveryoriginal only · 16 min
  16. 16.XIV. Another Link To Lifeoriginal only · 7 min
  17. 17.XV. Continued Persecutionsoriginal only · 13 min
  18. 18.XVI. Scenes At The Plantationoriginal only · 20 min
  19. 19.XVII. The Flightoriginal only · 6 min
  20. 20.XVIII. Months Of Periloriginal only · 16 min
  21. 21.XIX. The Children Soldoriginal only · 10 min
  22. 22.XX. New Perilsoriginal only · 9 min
  23. 23.XXI. The Loophole Of Retreatoriginal only · 8 min
  24. 24.XXII. Christmas Festivitiesoriginal only · 4 min
  25. 25.XXIII. Still In Prisonoriginal only · 8 min
  26. 26.XXIV. The Candidate For Congressoriginal only · 5 min
  27. 27.XXV. Competition In Cunningoriginal only · 11 min
  28. 28.XXVI. Important Era In My Brother’s Lifeoriginal only · 9 min
  29. 29.XXVII. New Destination For The Childrenoriginal only · 15 min
  30. 30.XXVIII. Aunt Nancyoriginal only · 10 min
  31. 31.XXIX. Preparations For Escapeoriginal only · 18 min
  32. 32.XXX. Northward Boundoriginal only · 7 min
  33. 33.XXXI. Incidents In Philadelphiaoriginal only · 10 min
  34. 34.XXXII. The Meeting Of Mother And Daughteroriginal only · 7 min
  35. 35.XXXIII. A Home Foundoriginal only · 6 min
  36. 36.XXXIV. The Old Enemy Againoriginal only · 8 min
  37. 37.XXXV. Prejudice Against Colororiginal only · 5 min
  38. 38.XXXVI. The Hairbreadth Escapeoriginal only · 11 min
  39. 39.XXXVII. A Visit To Englandoriginal only · 5 min
  40. 40.XXXVIII. Renewed Invitations To Go Southoriginal only · 4 min
  41. 41.XXXIX. The Confessionoriginal only · 4 min
  42. 42.XL. The Fugitive Slave Laworiginal only · 11 min
  43. 43.XLI. Free At Lastoriginal only · 15 min
  44. 44.Appendixoriginal only · 4 min