Sapphira and the Slave Girl
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Sapphira and the Slave Girl

Willa Cather
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Sapphira Dodderidge, a Virginia lady of the 19th century, marries beneath her and becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful slave. One of Cather's later works.
Genres: FictionClassicsHistorical FictionNovelsAmericanHistoricalAfrican AmericanLiteratureLiterary Fiction20th Century
320 Pages

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