Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins 1825 1911 Harper, F. E. W. (Frances Ellen Watkins) Watkins, Frances Ellen Harper, Frances E. W. Harper, Frances E. Watkins Foster, Frances Smith Minnie's Sacrifice Reading ease score: 76.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Andrea Ball and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Minnie's Sacrifice" by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper is a novel written in the late 19th century, a time when the complexities of race and slavery were central themes in American society. The story revolves around Minnie, a young girl of ambiguous racial identity, who is raised by a white family in the South, unaware of her heritage. As the narrative unfolds, themes of love, identity, and sacrifice emerge, particularly in the context of slavery and societal prejudice. The opening of the book introduces Miriam, a grieving mother who has lost her daughter, Agnes, who was a victim of the horrors of slavery. As Miriam mourns, her white mistress's daughter, Camilla, expresses a desire to protect Agnes' baby, highlighting the stark contrasts of treatment that can arise due to race. Camilla wishes to raise the child as a white boy, fueled by her rejection of the prejudices ingrained within their society, while the gravity of their situation slowly unfolds against the backdrop of racial injustice and social complexities. This opening sets the stage for a compelling exploration of love, loss, and the quest for identity within a historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 211782 211661 2024-10-05T07:57:33.393016 2023-10-05T08:05:20.081179 text/html text/html 211775 211654 2024-10-05T07:57:33.636017 2023-10-05T08:05:20.243972 text/html text/html 153781 2024-10-05T07:57:40.286972 application/epub+zip 156220 2024-10-05T07:57:36.731983 application/epub+zip 147229 2024-10-05T07:57:35.542998 application/epub+zip 332700 2024-10-05T07:57:43.123948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310638 2024-10-05T07:57:39.574987 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279981 2022-09-05T11:27:25.760392 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188255 188185 2024-10-05T07:57:33.081011 2023-10-05T08:05:19.847973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 189532 2004-02-12T13:51:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 71935 2004-02-12T13:51:28 text/plain application/zip 19376 2024-10-05T07:57:43.289970 application/rdf+xml 16972 2024-10-05T07:57:36.087969 image/jpeg 4177 2024-10-05T07:57:35.810008 image/jpeg 155020 2024-10-05T07:57:33.655982 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia