Frances E W Harper

Iola Leroy, or, Shadows Uplifted

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 1892 work was among the first novels published by an African-American woman. Its striking portrait of life during the Civil War and Reconstruction recounts a mixed-race woman's devotion to uplifting the black community.

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Produktdetails

• Dover Books on Literature & Drama
• Verlag: Dover Publications Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 139mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 278g
• ISBN-13: 9780486479019
• ISBN-10: 0486479013
• Artikelnr.: 29981763

Autorenporträt

A poet, author, and popular public speaker, Frances E. W. Harper (1825-1911) was active in the suffrage and temperance movements and a founding member of the National Association of Colored Women.

Inhaltsangabe

I. Mystery of Market Speech and Prayer-Meeting II. Contraband of War III.
Uncle Daniel's Story IV. Arrival of the Union Army V. The Release of Iola
Leroy VI. Robert Johnson's Promotion and Religion VII. Tom Anderson's Death
VIII. The Mystified Doctor IX Eugene Leroy and Alfred Lorraine X. Shadows
in the Home XI. The Plague and the Law XII. School-Girl Notions XIII. A
Rejected Suitor XIV. Harry Leroy XV. Robert and His Company XVI. After the
Battle XVII. Flames in the School-Room XVIII. Searching for Lost Ones XIX.
Striking Contrasts XX. A Revelation XXI. A Home for Mother XXII. Further
Lifting of the Veil XXIII. Delightful Reunions XXIV. Northern Experience
XXV. An Old Friend XXVI. Open Questions XXVII Diverging Paths XXVIII. Dr.
Latrobe's Mistake XXIX. Visitors from the South XXX. Friends in Council
XXXI. Dawning Affections XXXII. Wooing and Wedding XXXIII. Conclusion NOTE