Minnie's Sacrifice, Sowing and Reaping, Trial and Triumph Three Rediscovered Novels |
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Author:
| Harper, Frances |
Editor:
| Foster, Frances Smith |
Series title: | Black Women Writers Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8070-6233-3 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
Publisher: | Beacon Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $49.99 |
Book Description:
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Winner of the College Language Association Book Award Frances Smith Foster has rediscovered three novels by Frances E. W. Harper, the best-known African-American writer of the nineteenth century and author of the classic Iola Leroy. Originally serialized in issues of
The Christian Recorder between 1868 and 1888, these works address issues of passing, social responsibility, courtship, sexuality, and temperance, and are the first to have been written specifically for...
More DescriptionWinner of the College Language Association Book Award
Frances Smith Foster has rediscovered three novels by Frances E. W. Harper, the best-known African-American writer of the nineteenth century and author of the classic Iola Leroy. Originally serialized in issues of The Christian Recorder between 1868 and 1888, these works address issues of passing, social responsibility, courtship, sexuality, and temperance, and are the first to have been written specifically for an African-American audience.