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On a plantation in the South, a slave named Miriam mourns the death of her daughter. In North Carolina, a group of escaped slaves joins up with a Union Army regiment. Paul, whose father died an alcoholic, opposes drinking, while John hopes to open a saloon. The Novels of Frances Harper collects four brilliant works of a pioneering African American writer.

Frances Harper: Poems, Prose, and Sketches (2021) is a collection of writing by Frances Harper. Harper, the first African American woman to publish a novel, gained a reputation as a popular poet and impassioned abolitionist in the decades leading up to the American Civil War. Much of her work was rediscovered in the twentieth century and preserved for its significance to some of the leading social movements of the nineteenth century, including...

The Complete Frances Harper (2021) is a collection of writing by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Harper, the first African American woman to publish a novel, gained a reputation as a popular poet and impassioned abolitionist in the decades leading up to the American Civil War. Much of her work was rediscovered in the twentieth century and preserved for its significance to some of the leading social movements of the nineteenth century, including ...

Harper, the first African American woman to publish a novel, gained a reputation as a popular poet and abolitionist in the decades leading up to the American Civil War. Much of her work was rediscovered in the twentieth century and preserved for its significance to some of the leading social movements of the nineteenth century, including temperance, abolition, and women’s suffrage.

On a plantation in the South, a slave named Miriam mourns the death of her daughter. In North Carolina, a group of escaped slaves joins up with a Union Army regiment. Paul, whose father died an alcoholic, opposes drinking, while John hopes to open a saloon. The Novels of Frances Harper collects four brilliant works of a pioneering African American writer.

Frances Harper: Poems, Prose, and Sketches (2021) is a collection of writing by Frances Harper. Harper, the first African American woman to publish a novel, gained a reputation as a popular poet and impassioned abolitionist in the decades leading up to the American Civil War. Much of her work was rediscovered in the twentieth century and preserved for its significance to some of the leading social movements of the nineteenth century, including...

Abandoned by her father, virtually orphaned following the death of her mother, young Annette is raised by her loving, patient grandmother. Struggling to care for her wayward granddaughter, Mrs. Harcourt laments the lack of opportunity which threatens both her community and family on a daily basis. Trial and Triumph is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

In North Carolina, a group of escaped slaves joins up with a Union Army regiment. They share with the Union commander a story of an enslaved woman who, though born free, was stolen into servitude. Inspired, the commander embarks on a mission with the fugitives to liberate Iola. Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Abandoned by her father, virtually orphaned following the death of her mother, young Annette is raised by her loving, patient grandmother. Struggling to care for her wayward granddaughter, Mrs. Harcourt laments the lack of opportunity which threatens both her community and family on a daily basis. Trial and Triumph is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

In North Carolina, a group of escaped slaves joins up with a Union Army regiment. They share with the Union commander a story of an enslaved woman who, though born free, was stolen into servitude. Inspired, the commander embarks on a mission with the fugitives to liberate Iola. Iola Leroy, or Shadows Uplifted is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

Sowing and Reaping (1876) is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. One of the first novels published by an African American woman, Sowing and Reaping is a story of friendship, romance, and tragedy that advocates for temperance nationwide. Originally published in serial format in the Christian Recorder, an important and historical periodical connected to the African Methodist Episcopal Church, Sowing and Reaping was rediscovered in the late ...

Minnie's Sacrifice (1869) is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Originally serialized in the Christian Recorder, Minnie's Sacrifice is a rediscovered work of fiction from one of nineteenth century America's most prominent black writers and activists. The novel, which addresses such themes as miscegenation, passing, and the institutionalized rape of enslaved women, is a vastly underappreciated work that repurposes the story of Moses to te...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

¿Iola Leroy - Shadows Uplifted¿ is a 1893 novel by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper. Set to the backdrop of the Civil War, the story revolves around Iola Leroy, daughter of a wealthy slaveholder who emancipated and married a young slave called Marie after she nursed him through an illness. The children's African ancestry was hidden from them until the death of their father, after which point Marie and her children were once again legally considere...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

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