Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

By: Harriet Jacobs

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Length: 9 hrs and 1 min

Publisher's summary

Published in 1861, Harriet Jacobs's Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiographical account of the author's experiences as a slave in 19th-century North Carolina, from her relatively happy childhood to the brutality she experienced as a teenager and young woman to her eventual escape to the North. One of the few slave narratives written by a woman, Jacobs's work deals frankly with the horrors of slavery, shedding light on the abuses female slaves in particular often endured at the hands of their masters. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a gripping, unflinchingly honest account of slavery, one that stands as an important counterpoint to male slave narratives by such authors as Frederick Douglass.

Public Domain (P)2011 Tantor

Highly Recommend

This is a reviting tale. There were several occasions where I could not stop listening until I found out what was going to happen. I have also been struck how, in several ways, some of Linda’s experiences still remain for African Americans. It has been a humbling realization. I highly recommend this book. Additionally, there are several narrators for this book. I tried several before finding this one by Lisa Renee’ Pitt. One seemed British, another had a sort of melodic way of speaking which made it difficult for me to follow. This narration was absolutely perfect!!!

Wow

You are taught about slavery in school and it takes to some hearts more than others. Reading or listening to this book makes you feel ten times more than what you are taught. You can feel all the mental pains and anxiety although we will never feel the physical pain, it hurts nonetheless. It's a must read. The narration is amazing in aiding the feelings. we should be grateful for a woman like this to have written these words.

Wanting more

this book is narrated so vividly, it places you at a firsthand experience of the trials of Jacobs . I can't wait to start my next slave narrative.

Great

I was assigned to read this book for one of my college classes. I struggled with reading it on my own, but after downloading it on audible 5 minutes into listening and I could stop!!

Incredible!

I have been assigned to read this book as a school project in Florida. It was hard to read and visualize the story in it’s writen form, but Audible has let me enjoy this wonderful book to it’s peak. The performance is by far the best part, with the story almost on par with the increasing amazing performance by Lisa Reneé Pitts. Will be listing to this again!

Opened my eyes to the slave life

I am an African-American freshman college student, and was raised in a predominately permissive household, with most of my friends being rich or middle class white kids. I had grown a xenocentric aspect on their lifestyles, and although i knew about black oppression, i had never fully known about it. This book changed my life, and for the first time ever, i felt as much pain and suffering as any reader could towards a novel like this. I applaud Harriet Jacobs meticulous way of describing the life as a slave, and the feeling of being caged and trapped from your loved ones is something we can all relate too. I hope every single black individual, whether they be a child or an elder, gives this book a glance at, if not just for a second.

First person narrative

First person can be a slow read . . . It picked up near the end. Overall, an enlightening story, just not a scintillating one.

WELL WORTH YOUR CREDIT!

I enjoyed this book. I learned quite alot of this time that I did not know. Being Canadian, this was not a subject that was ever taught in our schools.( Perhaps that has changed now, I dont know. ) This was a time in history that was more horrific than I even thought. And yet ,throughout this story, there was a constant thread of love and hope. There is quite a lot of focus on the relationship between Harriet and her grandmother. This relationship was simply amazing in it's power and strength. I came away from this book better for having listened to it, on so many levels.
What an amazing woman Harriet was, as was her family. Very highly recommended.

Must Read

What an amazing story! Well written and hard to read. Such a hard look at history.

Tunga - Lithonia, GA

I truly enjoyed this book. I learned more than I bargained for. I never really paid much attention to the struggles of fair skinned blacks. This book shed more than a spot light on that subject. I'd to thank the writer for their account.