This autobiographical account by a former slave is one of the few extant narratives written by a woman. Written and published in 1861, it delivers a powerful portrayal of the brutality of slave life. Jacobs speaks frankly of her master's abuse and her eventual escape, in a tale of dauntless spirit and faith. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiographical book about the life of former slave, Harriet Jacobs. Being a mulatto slave, she was owned by a tavern owner named John Horniblow. Harriet would later be willed to relatives who would sexually harass her. Harriet Jacobs is also well known for having a consensual relationship and two children with a white Congressman, Samuel Tredwell Sawyer. After an escape from her unbearable conditions, Jacobs escaped on a boat and would live her life as a free woman in New York City. Harriet Jacobs became well-known as a writer and her life story was published in Horace Greeley's New York Tribune. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is highly recommended for those who are interested in the history of slavery and civil rights in the United States of America as well as those who are intertested in reading first hand about the life of Harriet Jacobs. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Durthy A. Washington has published numerous articles, essays, and book reviews. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where she currently serves as English Instructor and Writing Center Director at the U.S. Air Force Academy. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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