Hannah Crafts The Bondwoman's Narrative

The 2002 publication of The Bondwoman’s Narrative, said to be one of the first novels written by an African-American woman, opened up a mystery. Who was Hannah Crafts, author of the manuscript ...

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The name Hannah Crafts first made headlines when her novel, "The Bondwoman's Narrative," was finally published in 2002 - more than 150 years after it was written. The story of a fugitive slave from ...

insider.si.edu: In search of Hannah Crafts : critical essays on The bondwoman's narrative / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Hollis Robbins, eds

In search of Hannah Crafts : critical essays on The bondwoman's narrative / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Hollis Robbins, eds

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Wall Street Journal: ‘The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts’ Review: A Narrative of Her Own

‘The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts’ Review: A Narrative of Her Own

NEW YORK, Sept. 19 (UPI) -- A South Carolina university professor says Hannah Bond is the author of "The Bondwoman's Narrative," the first novel written by an African-American woman. The book was ...

In 1951, the bibliographer Dorothy Porter bought an old manuscript from a rare-books dealer for $85—“The Bondwoman’s Narrative,” an unpublished, handwritten novel discovered in New Jersey. Its author ...

The Grio: From 'Bondwoman's Narrative' to '12 Years a Slave': Slavery narratives in the midst of revival

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From 'Bondwoman's Narrative' to '12 Years a Slave': Slavery narratives in the midst of revival

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"The Life Times of Hannah Crafts" delves into the history of the first Black female novelist. Pictured here: Slave houses, Broad Street near Wheeler House, n.d. Courtesy of E. Frank Stephenson Jr.

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