Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

The most famous autobiography written by a nineteenth-century African American woman, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a triumph of American literature and the unflinching narrative that broke the silence on the psychosexual exploitation of African-American women 'I was born a slave; but I

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

One of the central firsthand accounts of slavery in America A haunting, evocative recounting of her life as a slave in North Carolina and of her final escape and emancipation, Harriet Jacobs's classic narrative, written between 1853 and 1858 and published pseduonymously in 1861, tells firsthand of

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (Jacobs Harriet)(Paperback)

'The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.' Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in the American South and went on to write one of the most extraordinary slave narratives. First published pseudonymously in 1861, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Heir to Greyladies (Jacobs Anna)(Paperback)

Hampshire, 1900. With the sudden death of her father, the life of fifteen-year-old Harriet Benson changes forever. Forced from her home to escape the advances of her leering stepbrother Norris, Harriet is sent into service to provide for the family. Arriving at the grand Dalton House, she meets the

Slave Girl (Forsyth Sarah)(Paperback)

Sarah Forsyth has spent most of her life in fear. Born in Newcastle in 1976, from the age of three, the very people who were meant to be looking after and protecting her were sexually abusing her. Somehow overcoming the hurt and heartbreak of this horrific childhood, Sarah managed to build a new

Slave Girl: Return to Hell (Forsyth Sarah)(Paperback)

In the sequel to 'Slave Girl,' a survivor of the sex trade details her recovery process, which she realizes must include a return to the site of her trauma to aid othersIn 'Slave Girl, ' Sarah Forsyth told of her terrible ordeal as a young woman sex-trafficked from England to the red-light district

Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback)

The novel that changed the course of American history Published in 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was a powerful indictment of slavery in America. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering, good-hearted slave Uncle Tom, it aimed to show how Christian love

Indian Fairy Tales (Jacobs Joseph)(Paperback)

Soils and national characteristics differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents the world over. So proved the leading British folklorist Joseph Jacobs (1854-1916) with this now classic volume of 29 traditional tales from India, including some of the oldest recorded tales known.'The

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (Steele Philip)(Paperback)

Harriet Tubman was born as a slave in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom. Follow this amazing biography of a woman who was prepared to risk her own life to save others from the slavery she had escaped, and learn about the Underground Railroad that she used to achieve

Jacob's Room (Woolf Virginia)(Pevná vazba)

The story is told mainly through the perspectives of the women in Jacob's life, including the repressed upper-middle-class Clara Durrant and the uninhibited young art student Florinda, with whom he has an affair. His time in London forms a large part of the story, though towards the end of the

Tomorrow's Promises (Jacobs Anna)(Paperback / softback)

Anna Jacobs brilliantly recreates life in 1919 in this gripping story of women struggling to find love and freedom in a world of hardship, death, and

Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom (Clinton Catherine)(Paperback)

The definitive biography of one of the most courageous women in American history reveals Harriet Tubman to be even more remarkable than her legend (Newsday).Celebrated for her exploits as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman has entered history as one of nineteenth-century

The Light in the Hallway (Prowse Amanda)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes the moving story of a man whose life is changed in an instant. How do you start again when you lose the only love you've ever known?When Nick's wife Kerry falls ill and dies, he realises for the first time how fragile his happiness has

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Stowe Harriet Beecher)(Paperback / softback)

Beecher Stowe's vivid descriptions uncover the harrowing situations faced by slaves in Civil War America. When a Kentucky farmer faces financial ruin, he reluctantly sells his slaves, and Uncle Tom finds himself the property of a cruel plantation owner, fighting for his freedom and ultimately,

Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean (Browne Randy M.)(Paperback)

A history of the everyday struggles of slaves in the British colony of BerbiceAtlantic slave societies were notorious deathtraps. In Surviving Slavery in the British Caribbean, Randy M. Browne looks past the familiar numbers of life and death and into a human drama in which enslaved Africans and

New Girl - A gripping debut of female friendship and rivalry (Walker Harriet)(Paperback / softback)

She's borrowed your life. But what if she decides to keep

The Gift (Okoh Janice)(Paperback)

Brighton, 1862. A day in the life of Sarah, an African girl, adopted by Queen Victoria and raised in the Queen's circles. Today is the eve of her having to return to Africa, but will she go? The Present. A day in the life of Sarah, a black middle-class woman staying in a Cheshire village with her

Pavee and the Buffer Girl (Dowd Siobhan)(Paperback / softback)

A stunning new edition of Dowd's moving story of of the reality of life in a traveller community, the simple power of kindness, and love in its many forms. Featuring powerful black and white illustrations from Kate Greenaway longlisted illustrator Emma

Trailblazers: Harriet Tubman (Agard Sandra A.)(Paperback / softback)

Discover the lives of pioneers, past and present, in the TRAILBLAZERS series. How did Harriet Tubman help hundreds of enslaved people reach freedom? Find out how this amazing abolitionist overcame every obstacle in the fight for

An Ordinary Life (Prowse Amanda)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of The Girl in the Corner comes a tale of love, loss--and one last extraordinary dance.Christmas Eve, 2019. Ninety-four-year-old Molly lies in her hospital bed. A stroke and a fall may have broken her body--but her mind is alive with memories.London, 1940s. Molly is a

Starting Out in Chess (Jacobs Byron)(Paperback)

International Master Byron Jacobs provides a thorough grounding of the game. This is part of a brand new series for newcomers to chess and those looking to improve their

From Slave Ship to Freedom Road (Lester Julius)(Paperback)

Rod Brown and Julius Lester bring history to life in this profoundly moving exploration of the slave experience. From the Middle Passage to the auction block, from the whipping post to the fight for freedom, this book presents not just historical facts, but the raw emotions of the people who lived

The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom (Walker David F.)(Paperback)

Like No Other (Jacobs Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A saga set in the Pennines in the middle of the eighteenth century, by the author of OUR