Incidents of the life of a Slave Girl was received with mixed reaction. It was regarded as abolitionist propaganda due to the Pseudonym of "Linda Brent" and uncanny parallels in plots to other well-know novels such as Pamela; or Virtue Rewarded in which a master attempts to seduce his servant.
However, due to its mirroring of British romance novels, it invited an audience of northern white women, who could identify with the female main character and struggle with unwanted advances by men. Due to its exploration of sexual harassment, children out of wedlock, and enslavement, Jacobs was quite unsure of how it would be received. "Purity" was still a highly coveted aspect of women, and sharing her "promiscuity" had Jacobs questioning the novel's integrity and strength of its message.
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