The Essential Pauline E. Hopkins (2021) compiles several iconic
works of fiction by a pioneering figure in American literature.
Contending Forces was Hopkins' first major publication as a leading
African American author of the early twentieth century. Originally
published in The Colored American Magazine, America's first monthly
periodical covering African American arts and culture, Winona: A
Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest is a groundbreaking
novel that addresses themes of race and colonization from the
perspective of a young girl of mixed descent. Hagar's Daughter: A
Story of Southern Caste Prejudice is thought to be the first
detective novel written by an African American author. Also
included in this collection is "Talma Gordon," an influential short
story, and Of One Blood, Hopkins' final novel. Winona: A Tale of
Negro Life in the South and Southwest opens on an island in the
middle of Lake Erie, where White Eagle-recently displaced after the
dissolution of the Buffalo Creek reservation-has built a home for
himself and his African American wife. Adopting her son Judah,
White Eagle establishes a life for his family apart from the
prejudices and violence of American life. Their daughter Winona
grows to be proud of her rich cultural heritage. Set just before
the outbreak of the American Civil War, Hagar's Daughter: A Story
of Southern Caste Prejudice takes place on the outskirts of
Baltimore. When Hagar Sargeant returns home after four years of
study at a seminary in the North, she meets Ellis Enson, an older
gentleman and self-made man who resides at the stately Enson Hall.
After a brief courtship, the pair are engaged to be married. As the
wedding approaches, Hagar's mother dies unexpectedly, leaving Hagar
the family estate. When a man from the deep south arrives claiming
the young woman was born a slave, their lives are changed forever.
Contending Forces is the story of Charles Montfort, a planter from
Bermuda who moves with his family and slaves to North Carolina.
There, he plans to free his slaves, drawing condemnation from his
neighbors and risking violent retaliation. When a rumor spreads
regarding his wife's ancestry, Montfort suspects Anson Pollack, a
former friend, of planning to dispossess him. In these wide-ranging
tales of race, class, and social convention, Hopkins proves herself
as a true pioneer of American literature, a woman whose talent and
principles afforded her the vision necessary for illuminating the
injustices of life in a nation founded on slavery and genocide.
With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset
manuscript, this edition of The Essential Pauline E. Hopkins is a
classic work of African American literature reimagined for modern
readers.
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