The Magazine Novels of Pauline Hopkins (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Pauline Hopkins
- First Published: 1901
- Type of Work: Novels
- Type of Plot: Social criticism
- Time of Work: The latter half of the nineteenth century
- Setting: The eastern United States
- Principal Characters: Hagar, Jewel, Ellis Enson, St. Clair Enson, Cuthbert Sumner, Winona, Judah, White Eagle, Colonel Titus, Warren Maxwell, John Brown, Reuel Briggs, Aubrey Livingston, Dianthe Lusk, Ai
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: African Americans, United States or Americans, Biracial people, Murder or homicide, Escapes, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Prejudices or antipathies, Detectives, Inheritance or succession, Greed, Aristocracy or aristocrats, Kidnapping
- Locales: East (U.S.)
The Novels
In Hagar’s Daughter: A Story of Southern Caste Prejudice, Hagar marries Ellis Enson, and they have a child. Shortly after that, St. Clair Enson, Ellis’ cruel, dis- solute brother, appears with a slave trader, Walker, to prove that Hagar is of mixed blood. Hagar does not know of her heritage and has been reared as white. After much soul searching, Ellis decides to ignore Hagar’s race and to take her and the child to Europe. Upon learning of this plan, St. Clair beats Ellis severely and leaves him for dead. Hagar and her daughter then become the property...
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