Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Hero Classics)

<b>Part of the <i>Hero Classics</i> series</b></p><p><i>Reader did you ever hate? I hope not. I never did but once; and I trust I never shall again. Somebody has called it the atmosphere of hell; and I believe it is so.</i></p><p>First published in 1861 under a pseudonym this is the autobiography of Harriet Jacobs a mother fugitive and slave. The book outlines her life the struggles she faced as a female slave as well as the hardship she endured to protect her children and the fear of them being sold. As well as a precious historical document it is also a timeless exploration of issues of race gender and the struggle for freedom.</p><p>The <i>Hero Classics</i> series:<br />Meditations<br />The Prophet<br />A Room of One&#146;s Own<br />Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl<br />The Art of War<br />The Life of Charlotte Bronte<br />The Republic<br />The Prince<br />Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave<br />Utopia</p>