Cover Image

Sapphira and the slave girl /

Show other versions (3)

Sapphira Colbert, a bitter but privileged white woman, begins to persecute a young slave named Nancy, whom she unjustly suspects of seducing her husband.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cather, Willa, 1873-1947 (Author)
Corporate Author: Plimpton Press (Printer)
Other Authors: Dwiggins, W. A. (William Addison), 1880-1956 (Type designer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1940.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Slavery > United States > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
African American families > Fiction.
Husband and wife > Fiction.
Jealousy > Fiction.
Virginia > History > 1775-1865 > Fiction.
American fiction > 20th century.
Salmon.
People with disabilities > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Salmon
Esclavage > États-Unis > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Noirs américains > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Familles noires américaines > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Jalousie > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Virginie > Histoire > 1775-1865 > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman américain > 20e siècle.
Saumons.
African Americans
African American families
Husband and wife
Jealousy
Slavery
United States
Virginia
American fiction
Frontier and pioneer life > Virginia > Fiction.
Blacks > Fiction.
1775-1999
American fiction.
Fiction
Historical fiction
History
Historical fiction.
Dust jackets (Binding) > 20th century.
Online Access:http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-cather-willa.asp
Description
Summary:Sapphira Colbert, a bitter but privileged white woman, begins to persecute a young slave named Nancy, whom she unjustly suspects of seducing her husband.
Item Description:Author statement appears at head of title.
"Composed, printed and bound by the Plimpton Press, Norwood, Massachusetts. Paper made by S.D. Warren Co., Boston, Massachusetts. The typography is based on designs by W.A. Dwiggins."--Colophon.
Physical Description:viii, 295 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm