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The story of a slave a realistic revelation of a social relation of slave times, hitherto unwritten, from the pen of one who has felt both the lash and the caress of a mistress. Cover Image E-book

The story of a slave [electronic resource] : a realistic revelation of a social relation of slave times, hitherto unwritten, from the pen of one who has felt both the lash and the caress of a mistress.

Chandler, Charles. (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project) (Added Author). University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. (Added Author).

Summary:

Fictionalized slave narrative detailing the life of a slave named Paul, centering around his love affair with his young 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.

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  • Physical Description: 1 electronic resource
  • Edition: Electronic edition
  • Publisher: [Chapel Hill, N.C.] : Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001.

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General Note:
Fictionalized slave narrative, written by Charles Chandler? Poem on p. 4 signed: Paul Hamilton Hayne.
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University Libraries provided the text for the electronic publication of this title.
Text scanned (OCR) by Apex Data Services, Inc. Images scanned by Elizabeth Wright. Text encoded by Apex Data Services, Inc., Lee Ann Morawski and Natalia Smith.
This electronic edition is part of the UNC-CH digitization project's database, Documenting the American South. It is a part of the collection North American slave narratives.
Title from electronic title page (viewed Aug. 7th, 2003).
Type of Computer File or Data Note:
Text (HTML and SGML) and images (JPEG).
Original Version Note:
Transcribed from: The story of a slave : a realistic revelation of a social relation of slave times, hitherto unwritten, from the pen of one who has felt both the lash and the caress of a mistress. [Chicago] : Wesley, Elmore & Benson, c1894. vi, 214 p. : ill. ; 19 cm. Published for the trade.
Funding Information Note:
Funding from the Endowment for the Humanities supported the electronic publication of this title.
System Details Note:
System requirements: PC with modem or direct Internet connection; SGML viewer required for SGML files.

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African Americans > Alabama > Fiction.
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Slaveholders > Sexual behavior > Alabama > Fiction.
Slavery > Alabama > Fiction.
Genre:
Slave narratives.