Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl vs Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Slaves, Slavery, Biography & Memoir, History, Fiction

Cover of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Harriet A. Jacobs · 1861 ★★★★☆ 4.2 152 pages · ≈ 2 h 49 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass

Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass · 1845 ★★★★☆ 4.1 Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.2 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.

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