Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, memoir by Harriet A. Jacobs, now made available in digital pdf ebook reader format.


Memoir by Harriet A. Jacobs, known as Linda, remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman This is her true personal story. Born into slavery, she only enjoyed innocent childhood for a short time. Her nightmare started when she was owned by the new master, a cruel and vindictive Dr Flint, who abused her both physically and emotionally.


Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors, sadness, heartache and misery she suffered as a slave. Eventually she escaped after several unsuccessful attempts. In between she had 2 children with a kind man whom she met. She lived seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like "garret" attached to her grandmother's porch.


This memoir is a rare firsthand account of a courageous woman's determination and endurance, her search for her own self-identity, self-preservation and her struggle for freedom, free from the bondage of slavery, for herself and her two children.


Memoir by Harriet A. Jacobs ebook reader features easy navigation between pages. With the function of increasing in font sizes makes it easy to read especially for senior readers.


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