Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a searing firsthand slave narrative that exposes the hidden cruelties of bondage, especially the sexual, domestic, and emotional suffering endured by enslaved women. In her preface, Linda Brent insists on the truth of her account, while editor L. Maria Child defends its publication as a necessary revelation of slavery's moral horrors and a call to action for Northern women. The memoir opens with a childhood that seems sheltered until the narrator learns, at six, that she is a slave and can be passed from one hand to another despite affection, education, or faithful service. From there, the story traces family bonds strained by sale, death, and deprivation: a devoted father, a resilient mother, a beloved grandmother who fights to protect the family, and the brutal economics that make freedom precarious. Life in Dr. Flint's household reveals the full violence of slavery—cold piety, sadistic punishment, spoiled food, broken promises, sexual exploitation, and the destruction of motherhood. When Linda finally escapes, she is hunted, threatened, and forced into hiding, yet she survives through courage, secrecy, and the rare kindness of those willing to risk everything to help her reach freedom. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.