Our Nig

or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black

Harriet E. Wilson, P. Gabrielle Foreman, Reginald Pitts , P. Gabrielle Foreman

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Penguin Classics
28 July 2009

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

For the 150th anniversary of its first publication, a new edition of the pioneering African American classic, reflecting groundbreaking discoveries about its author's life

A Penguin Classic

First published in 1859, Our Nig is an autobiographical narrative that stands as one of the most important accounts of the life of a black woman in the antebellum North. In the story of Frado, a spirited black girl who is abused and overworked as the indentured servant to a New England family, Harriet E. Wilson tells a heartbreaking story about the resilience of the human spirit. This edition incorporates new research showing that Wilson was not only a pioneering African-American literary figure but also an entrepreneur in the black women's hair care market fifty years before Madame C. J. Walker's hair care empire made her the country's first woman millionaire.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

By: Harriet E. Wilson
Notes by: P. Gabrielle Foreman
Introduction by: P. Gabrielle Foreman
Edited by: P. Gabrielle Foreman, Reginald Pitts
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780143105763
ISBN 10: 0143105760
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 28 July 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harriet E. Wilson (1825-1900) was born in New Hampshire, where she worked from a young age as a servant to an abusive family. P. Gabrielle Foreman, a MacArthur Fellow, is a professor of American literature, African American studies, and history at Pennsylvania State University,where she is also the founding co-director of theCenter for Black Digital Research/#DigBlk. Reginald Pitts is a historical researcher and genealogist with more than twenty years' experience.

Reviews for Our Nig: or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black

a The landmark research and skillful criticism done by Foreman and Pitts should shape discussion of Our Nig for years to come.a<br> a African American Review