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Paperback The Curse of Caste; Or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins Book

ISBN: 0195301609

ISBN13: 9780195301601

The Curse of Caste; Or the Slave Bride: A Rediscovered African American Novel by Julia C. Collins

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In 1865, The Christian Recorder, the national newspaper of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, serialized The Curse of Caste; or The Slave Bride, a novel written by Mrs. Julia C. Collins, an African American woman living in the small town of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The first novel ever published by a black American woman, it is set in antebellum Louisiana and Connecticut, and focuses on the lives of a beautiful mixed-race mother and daughter...

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Excellent!

What a wonderful book. This is one to buy for a personal library. It's historical claim of "first novel by an African American woman" is reason enough to purchase a copy, but the book is flat out- a good read. Hollywood, in most cases, destroys a story when put on film, but I too could see this as great film - if done properly (Hello? A & E???). The Editor's Introduction was also well presentated and informative. I found the 'ending' by Ms. Collins just fine. I did not need the alternate endings. I liked imagining what took place from "And I am Happy".

Great addition to library of 19th century work

I loved this book! The editors' notes are particularly interesting and informative--they really help to contextualize the book. The novel is a hoot as well, a real romp through the time period. I can see this as a movie! 5 stars.
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