Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House

De: Harriet Wilson

Narrado por: Robin Miles

Duración: 2 h y 58 m

Resumen del Editor

This is the autobiographical novel by Harriet Wilson, the first African-American to publish a novel in North America. Originally published in 1859, it was rediscovered in 1982.

The novel begins as Frado, a six-year-old mulatto, is abandoned by her white mother. While serving the Bellmont family as an indentured servant, she is treated cruelly. Frado earns her freedom at the age of 18 but has many difficulties earning a living on her own. She marries Tom, a fugitive slave and a lecturer for the Abolitionist Movement. Frado has a baby, but is again abandoned and must find a way to support herself. At the end of the novel, the author appeals in her own voice for sales of her book.

Public Domain (P)2010 Audible, Inc.

Grateful for this book

Thank you, Audible for making this incredible work accessible for listeners. Thank you to the author for writing and all those who supported to this day.

Very Well Read - A Relatively Short, Semi Autobiographical Fiction

This is a well written novella about an African American Female residing in New England before the Civil War. It is on of the first such works published by an African American Female. The writing is stylized and reminded me somewhat of an oration. The story is painful and depicts social injustice. I read this work on Kindle while listening simultaneously. The narration was excellent and faithful to the written text. Thank You….

Raw determination

Life is a journey of struggle, strength and love. This lady kept trying no matter what was happening to her.

Finally a Truthful account of Northern Slavery

What did you love best about Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House?

I loved the honest portrayal of the harsh and unkind treatment of the Blacks in the North before the Civil War.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I could have listened to the entire book at one time but it deserves the full attention of the listener to do justice of the topic.

Wonderful perspective, sad reality

It makes me ponder who in our world is still living this way, and how may we fight to liberate their lives and spirits from this

Not a great book but an important one

Would you try another book from Harriet Wilson and/or Robin Miles?

Harriet Wilson never wrote another book which is why this one is so important as a snap shot of slavery in the Northern states. As for Robin Miles, she did an admirable job narrating the material she had.

Has Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House turned you off from other books in this genre?

No. I want to read the slave narratives recorded in the 1930's as well as The Autobiography of Frederick Douglas and Solomon Northup's Twelve Years a Slave.

Have you listened to any of Robin Miles’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, I have not heard any of Robin Mile's other performances.

Was Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House worth the listening time?

Yes, but it was not a great read and neither was Wilson a great writer. Our Nig is more important from a historical point of view and not from an artistic point of view. I am unlikely to listen to it again, but I recommend it to people studying slave narratives.

Heartbreaking

This semi-autobiography is heartbreaking. The nickname was difficult, but I reminded myself that the author chose it.