Search Results: The Mistress and The Slave by Anonymous

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. paperback. New. 7x0x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

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Chicago: Wesley, Elmore & Benson, 1894. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo; vi, 214 pages, contemporary half morocco, (stab holes in the gutters suggest that this was originally a paperback), printed on acidic paper - with some consequent minor faults; joints cracking. Ex libris a previous owner at Dixon, Illinois. . A fictionalized slave narrative detailing the life of a slave named Paul, centering around his love affair with his young, white mistress. The narrative is written in the first-person and is introduced by a brief preface by the publisher condemning slavery. The story begins with a short overview of Paul's lineage and childhood, and ends with the death of his mistress. Illustrated with 15 block prints ( lacking the 15th which may have been lost in the re-binding). Preceded by an 1890 edition with 192 pages - apparently without illustrations. The publisher's preface strongly argues that this story is not a fiction. "The eminence which [the author] has since attained, the… Read More