That is not a snake that the adult burrowing owl is feeding to its chick. It's a caterpillar - which goes to show just how small they are. They are also much more relaxed around humans than other species of owls. They will happily colonize areas like airports and golf courses and have even been known to nest in larger gardens.
Many Cargoes was the W.W. Jacobs first collection of short stories in 1896. In 1897, The Skipper's Wooing was written and in 1898 Jacobs wrote another collection of stories, Sea Urchins. By 1899 Jacobs was confident enough to resign from the civil service to devote his full time to writing.
Harriet Jacobs' personal journey from slavery to freedom was detailed in her 1861 memoir, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl. Jean Fagan Yellin, a professor at Pace University, studied the life of Jacobs. Yellin discusses Jacobs' life after being freed and why her writings sometimes trigger debate.ewing enabled her to support herself and her children later in life. MARTIN: If you're just joining us, I'm speaking with Professor Jean Fagan Yellin about Harriet Jacobs, the author of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, a memoir published in 1861.