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Harriet Jacobs

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Name: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Brand: Polyglot Publishing
SKU: 97637746-14df-f0ad-a2fc-d8d6f58bebff-de-fr
Price: 40.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Harriet Jacobs

Original publication: 1861
Bilingual edition: June 12, 2026
Pages: 471
Difficulty: ★☆☆
Genres: Biography and Autobiography, History
Translated from: English

About this book

Harriet, born into slavery, recounts a childhood marked by fear, violence, and the absence of freedom. Determined to escape her condition, she plans a risky flight to protect her dignity and that of her children. Her path is filled with ordeals, but also acts of courage and resistance. This powerful testimony reveals the reality of slavery and its human consequences. The author offers a direct, moving narrative that highlights the struggle for freedom and survival.

The benefits of the bilingual method with Line-by-line synced layout

Every line of the original has its translation directly beneath it, at the same height. You never lose your place: your eye drops one line and lands on exactly the sentence it just read. This is the layout that lets you open a book in a language you barely know without ever giving up, and compare the two texts almost word for word.

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