Ann, an enslaved girl on a Kentucky farm, tells of her early memories, the death of her master, the terror of sale day and her life under a succession of owners. Written by a white Kentucky woman who had turned against slavery, the novel presents itself as an autobiography to show readers the cruelty of the system from the inside.
A forceful antislavery novel of the 1850s, best read as fiction in the tradition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Download the free EPUB.