Электронная книга: Harriet Ann Jacobs «Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself»
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Harriet Ann Jacobs
Harriet Ann Jacobs (
Biography
Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in
In 1825, Margaret Horniblow died and
By 1835 her domestic situation had become unbearable, and Harriet managed to escape. She lived for seven years in a small crawlspace in her grandmother's attic before escaping by boat to
"Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"
Jacobs began composing "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" while living and working at Idlewild, Willis's home on the
Boston publishing house Phillips and Samson agreed to print the work in book-form — if Jacobs could convince Willis or The narrative was designed to appeal to She criticized the religion of the Much of "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" is devoted to the Jacobs' struggle to free her two children after she runs away herself. In one heart-rending scene, Harriet spends seven years hiding in a tiny space built into her grandmother's barn in order to occasionally see and hear the voices of her children. Jacobs changed the names of all characters in the novel, including her own, to conceal their true identities. Despite documents of authenticity, many have accused the narrative of being based on false accounts. The Jacobs's correspondence with Child reveals her enthusiasm over the Later life Jacobs lived the later years of her life in Notes References *Shockley, Ann Allen. "Afro-American Women Writers 1746-1933: An Anthology and Critical Guide", New Haven, Connecticut: Meridian Books, 1989. ISBN 0-452-00981-2 External links * [http://college.hmco.com/english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/jacobs.html Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897)] Источник: Harriet Ann Jacobs
*Yellin, Jean Fagan. "Harriet Jacobs: A Life". Cambridge, Massachusetts: Basic Civitas Books, 2004. ISBN 0465092888
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* [http://essays.quotidiana.org/jacobs/ Essays by Harriet Jacobs at Quotidiana.org]
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