Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice, credited to Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice by Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins. Read by LibriVox Volunteers Hagar's Daughter was first published serially in "The Colored American Magazine" in 1901-1902 by Pauline E. Hopkins, a prominent African-American novelist, journalist, historian, and playwright. The book was described as "a powerful narrative of love and intrigue, founded on events which happened in the exciting times immediately following the assassination of President Lincoln: a story of the Republic in the power of Southern caste prejudice toward the Negro." (From the January, 1901, issue of "The Colored American Magazine") In another of her works, the author explained the nature and purpose of her literary efforts: "But, after all, it is the simple, homely tale, unassumingly told, which cements the bond of brotherhood among all classes and all complexions. Fiction is of great value to any people as a preserver of manners and customs—religious, political and social. It is a record of growth and development from generation to generation. No one will do this for us; we must ourselves develop the men and women who will faithfully portray the inmost thoughts and feelings of the Negro with all the fire and romance which lie dormant in our history, and, as yet, unrecognized by writers of the Anglo-Saxon race." (From the Preface, Contending Forces, 1900) (Summary by lubee930)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Hagar's Daughter. A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice
• Author credits: Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 37
• Listed recording duration: 8:38:13

Catalogue topics

• slavery
• abolition
• racism
• emancipation

Opening tracks: first 24 of 37

1. 01 - Chapter I — 8:45
2. 02 - Chapter II — 23:31
3. 03 - Chapter III — 18:01
4. 04 - Chapter IV — 18:48
5. 05 - Chapter V — 29:31
6. 06 - Chapter VI — 10:44
7. 07 - Chapter VII — 19:08
8. 08 - Chapter VIII — 6:50
9. 09 - Chapter IX — 8:00
10. 10 - Chapter X — 19:14
11. 11 - Chapter XI — 6:34
12. 12 - Chapter XII — 13:57
13. 13 - Chapter XIII — 7:22
14. 14 - Chapter XIV — 9:52
15. 15 - Chapter XV — 12:06
16. 16 - Chapter XVI — 10:30
17. 17 - Chapter XVII — 16:56
18. 18 - Chapter XVIII — 16:46
19. 19 - Chapter XIX — 7:14
20. 20 - Chapter XX — 7:01
21. 21 - Chapter XXI — 22:16
22. 22 - Chapter XXII — 7:29
23. 23 - Chapter XXIII — 20:26
24. 24 - Chapter XXIV — 6:25

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