{"product_id":"9780195052459","title":"Megda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMegda\u003c\/b\u003e, a novel so popular in 1891 that it was reprinted the following year, tells the story of the conversion experiences of a group of young, middle-class Baptist women and their subsequent—or even consequent—marriages. A prime example of what has been called \"girl's fiction,\" as distinct from the \"women's fiction\" that preceded it, \u003cb\u003eMegda\u003c\/b\u003e embodies the shift from a limit-breaking genre to limit-enforcing one. In it, racial issues are only indirectly addressed, gentility is a concern ranking only second to salvation, and humility and obedience are prerequisites to a woman's acceptance by the Christian community. In essence, this is a novel of socialization rather than of social protest. But, in expressing the values of its culture, \u003cb\u003eMegda\u003c\/b\u003e illuminates the limitations faced by doubly stigmatized people: people both black and female.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014712082672,"sku":"9780195052459","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780195052459_p0.jpg?v=1763663256","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780195052459","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}