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Neglected Authors, The - Women - Volume 2

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

by Ellen Glasgow, Susan Glaspell, Clotilde Graves, Frances Watkins Harper, Eliza Haywood, Winifred Holtby, Pauline E Hopkins, Violet Hunt, Vera Jelihovsky, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Amy Levy, Mary E Mann, Charlotte Mew, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Elinor Mordaunt ...

Narrated by Kelly Burke, Janet Fullerlove, Ghizela Rowe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 46 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
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The Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays. Illustrated

by William Wells Brown, Harriet E. Wilson, Nella Larsen, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Frances E. W. Harper, Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Charles Ball, Josiah Henson, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Elizabeth Keckley, Louis Hughes, Booker T. Washington, Henry Box Brown, James Hambleton Christian, Theophilus Collins, Seth Concklin, Charles Gilbert, Samuel Green, Jamie Griffin, Harry Grimes, John Henry Hill, Jane Johnson, Matilda Mahoney, Mary Frances Melvin, Aunt Hannah Moore, Alfred S. Thornton, W. E. B. Du Bois ...

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were
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Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. A Reconstruction-Era Novel of Emancipation, Mixed-Race Identity, and Black Women's Education

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Olive Briarford ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted (1892) is a landmark Reconstruction novel that follows Iola, a mixed-race woman born into slavery, through war, emancipation, and the moral demands of citizenship. Combining sentimental fiction, abolitionist rhetoric, domestic realism, and political debate, Harper transforms the conventional romance plot into a meditation on race, ... Read more

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted (1892) is a landmark Reconstruction novel that follows Iola, a mixed-race woman born into slavery, through war, emancipation, and the moral demands of citizenship. Combining sentimental fiction, abolitionist rhetoric, domestic realism, and political debate, Harper transforms the conventional romance plot into a meditation on race,
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Neglected Authors, The - Women - The Complete Edition

Celebrated in their time, forgotten in ours

by Gertrude Atherton, Lady Augusta Gregory, Aphra Behn, Helena Blavatsky, Marjorie Bowen, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, D K Broster, Rhoda Broughton, Mary Butts, Mary Cholmondeley, Mrs Craik, Isabella Valancy Crawford, Bithia Mary Croker, Ella D'Arcy, E M Delafield, Maria Edgeworth, Dorothy Edwards, Mary E Wilkins Freeman, Lettice Galbraith, Zona Gale, Ellen Glasgow, Susan Glaspell, Clotilde Graves, Frances Watkins Harper ...

Narrated by Lisa Bowerman, Laurel Lefkow, Kelly Burke ...

Unabridged

31 hours 38 min

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading. ... Read more

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Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society.In literature the ambition is much narrower. In order to be known, to be popular, you had to be published. And for that people had to know you existed and your ideas worth reading.
... Read more
Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted. Illustrated

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, temperance activist, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the first African-American women to be published in the United States.At 67, she published her widely praised novel Lola Leroy (1892), placing her among the first Black women to publish a novel. ... Read more

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an American abolitionist, suffragist, poet, temperance activist, teacher, public speaker, and writer. Beginning in 1845, she was one of the first African-American women to be published in the United States.At 67, she published her widely praised novel Lola Leroy (1892), placing her among the first Black women to publish a novel.
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Iola Leroy (Unabridged)

by FRANCES E. W. HARPER ...

Narrated by Lynette Christner ...

Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

This is the story of Iola Leroy, a free-born, mixed-race woman who passed as white. Her true racial identity eventually discovered, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Later freed by the Union Army, she journeyed to find others of her family who had been disunited from each other and strewn across the south by the forces of slavery. In the process she also struggled to improve the economic ... Read more

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This is the story of Iola Leroy, a free-born, mixed-race woman who passed as white. Her true racial identity eventually discovered, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Later freed by the Union Army, she journeyed to find others of her family who had been disunited from each other and strewn across the south by the forces of slavery. In the process she also struggled to improve the economic
... Read more
Iola Leroy

Or, Shadows Uplifted

by Frances E. W. Harper ...

The classic Civil War novel about a Southern woman who is unaware of her mixed-race heritage until she is sold into slavery by her uncle.The beautiful, refined daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter and slaveholder, Iola Leroy leads a privileged life and attends school in the North. But a family tragedy leads to a stunning revelation: Iola is half Black. She is sold off into slavery and sent ... Read more

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The classic Civil War novel about a Southern woman who is unaware of her mixed-race heritage until she is sold into slavery by her uncle.The beautiful, refined daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter and slaveholder, Iola Leroy leads a privileged life and attends school in the North. But a family tragedy leads to a stunning revelation: Iola is half Black. She is sold off into slavery and sent
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Iola Leroy

Shadows Uplifted

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ...

Series series African Library
Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is an important example of early African American literature. This novel takes the form of a realist narrative that chronicles the struggles of African Americans to achieve freedom, dignity and equality in a post-Civil War society. Through its protagonist, Iola Leroy, Harper offers an uplifting story about the resilience of black ... Read more

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Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is an important example of early African American literature. This novel takes the form of a realist narrative that chronicles the struggles of African Americans to achieve freedom, dignity and equality in a post-Civil War society. Through its protagonist, Iola Leroy, Harper offers an uplifting story about the resilience of black
... Read more
Iola Leroy

by Frances Harper ...

One of the first novels published by an African American woman, “Iola Leroy” is the progressive 1892 novel by famed American abolitionist, suffragist, teacher, and writer, Frances Harper. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland in 1825, Frances Harper came to live with the family of William Still, noted conductor of “The Underground Railroad”, and in 1853 joined the American Anti-Slavery Society and ... Read more

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One of the first novels published by an African American woman, “Iola Leroy” is the progressive 1892 novel by famed American abolitionist, suffragist, teacher, and writer, Frances Harper. Born free in Baltimore, Maryland in 1825, Frances Harper came to live with the family of William Still, noted conductor of “The Underground Railroad”, and in 1853 joined the American Anti-Slavery Society and
... Read more
Trial And Triumph

by Frances E.W. Harper ...

Trial and triumph portrays the emotional and moral growth of a young girl shaped by prejudice, family tension, and social expectation. The narrative explores how identity is formed within a community marked by racial hierarchy and rigid judgment. At its center lies the struggle between inherited bitterness and the possibility of compassion. The story reflects on generational conflict, particularly ... Read more

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Trial and triumph portrays the emotional and moral growth of a young girl shaped by prejudice, family tension, and social expectation. The narrative explores how identity is formed within a community marked by racial hierarchy and rigid judgment. At its center lies the struggle between inherited bitterness and the possibility of compassion. The story reflects on generational conflict, particularly
... Read more
Poems

Enriched edition. Abolitionist Verse of Social Justice, Hope, and Resilience in 19th-Century America

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ...

Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "Poems" is a profound collection that masterfully intertwines social commentary with lyrical beauty, reflecting the turbulence of 19th-century America. Harper's poetic style, characterized by vivid imagery and intricate rhyme schemes, captures the struggles of African Americans, women, and the poor, while also conveying messages of hope and resilience. Her work is ... Read more

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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's "Poems" is a profound collection that masterfully intertwines social commentary with lyrical beauty, reflecting the turbulence of 19th-century America. Harper's poetic style, characterized by vivid imagery and intricate rhyme schemes, captures the struggles of African Americans, women, and the poor, while also conveying messages of hope and resilience. Her work is
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7 best short stories - Black Authors

by Frederick Douglass, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Machado de Assis, Alexandre Dumas, Frances Harper, Pauline E. Hopkins, Booker T. Washington, Lucy Terry, Phillis Wheatley, Jupiter Hammon, August Nemo ...

Series Book 67 - 7 best short stories - specials
Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, a selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Black Authors. Black literature is a literary production in which the subject of the writing is the black people themselves. This cultural phenomena is very ... Read more

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Welcome to the book series 7 best short stories specials, a selection dedicated to a special subject, featuring works by noteworthy authors. The texts were chosen based on their relevance, renown and interest. This edition is dedicated to Black Authors. Black literature is a literary production in which the subject of the writing is the black people themselves. This cultural phenomena is very
... Read more

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