{"product_id":"9781593082833","title":"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Barnes \u0026 Noble Classics Series)","description":"\u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eHarriet Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics \u003c\/i\u003epulls together a constellation of influences—biographical, historical, and literary—to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn what has become a landmark of American history and literature, \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the incredible but true story of \u003cb\u003eHarriet Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e, born a slave in North Carolina in 1813. Her tale gains its importance from her descriptions, in great and painful detail, of the sexual exploitation that daily haunted her life—and the life of every other black female slave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a child, Harriet Jacobs remained blissfully unaware that she was a slave until the deaths of both her mother and a benevolent mistress exposed her to a sexually predatory master, Dr. Flint. Determined to escape, she spends seven years hidden away in a garret in her grandmother’s house, three feet high at its tallest point, with almost no air or light, and with only glimpses of her children to sustain her courage. In the face of seemingly insurmountable odds, she finally wins her battle for freedom by escaping to the North in 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA powerful, unflinching portrayal of the brutality of slave life, \u003ci\u003eIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl\u003c\/i\u003e stands alongside Frederick Douglass’s classic autobiographies as one of the most significant slave narratives ever written.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFarah Jasmine Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of English and Comparative Literature and African American Studies at Columbia University in New York City.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031132946672,"sku":"9781593082833","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781593082833_p0.jpg?v=1763806376","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781593082833","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}