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Sowing and Reaping (Paperback)
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Sowing and Reaping (Paperback)
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Loot Price R142
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Sowing and Reaping (1876) is a novel by Frances Ellen Watkins
Harper. One of the first novels published by an African American
woman, Sowing and Reaping is a story of friendship, romance, and
tragedy that advocates for temperance nationwide. Originally
published in serial format in the Christian Recorder, an important
and historical periodical connected to the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sowing and Reaping was rediscovered in the late
twentieth century and has since been recognized as a groundbreaking
work of fiction by the first African American woman to publish a
novel. Discussing the recent closure of John Andrews' saloon, Paul
Clifford and John Anderson reveal the starkly opposing natures
which collide within their friendship. Although both consider
themselves businessmen, Paul-whose father died young from
alcoholism-always places morality ahead of opportunity while John,
a pragmatist at heart, places his personal interests ahead of
everything. Scolding his friend for not capitalizing on the
bankruptcy of a local man, John presages the tragic events to come.
As Paul falls in love with Belle through their mutual advocacy of
temperance, John tries his hand as a saloon owner himself,
indulging in and selling alcohol while turning a blind eye to his
son's increasing dependence on drinking. Written in straightforward
prose, Sowing and Reaping is a politically conscious novel
concerned with the cause of temperance in a time when families and
communities were frequently torn apart by alcoholism. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's Sowing and Reaping
is a classic of African American literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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