Sapphira and the slave girl

The story of Sapphira Dodderidge Colbert, a bitter white Virginian woman, who becomes irrationally jealous of Nancy, a beautiful young slave. Sapphira and the slave girl is Willa Cather's last novel, published in 1940.

First sentence: Henry Colbert, the miller, always breakfasted with his wife-beyond that he appeared irregularly at the family table.

Year

2000

Language

English

Series

Willa Cather scholarly edition

Publisher

University of Nebraska Press

Editions

59

Pages

719

ISBN

9780803214354

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