Uncle Tom's Cabin Or, Life among the Lowly

Name: Uncle Tom's Cabin Or, Life among the Lowly
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ISBN: 9781593080389

ISBN-10: 1593080387

ISBN-13: 9781593080389

Edition: 2003

Authors: Harriet Stowe, Amanda Claybaugh, Amanda Claybaugh

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Nearly every young author dreams of writing a book that will literally change the world. A few have succeeded, and Harriet Beecher Stowe is such a marvel. Although the American anti-slavery movement had existed at least as long as the nation itself, Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) galvanized public opinion as nothing had before. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 300,000 in its first year. Its vivid dramatization of slavery’s cruelties so aroused readers that it is said Abraham Lincoln told Stowe her work had been a catalyst for the Civil War. Today the novel is often labeled condescending, but its characters—Tom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legree—still…

Book details

List price: $5.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 576
Size: 4.13" wide x 6.75" long x 1.44" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Introduction


Chronology of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Life and Work


Historical Context of Uncle Tom's Cabin


Uncle Tom's Cabin


Notes


Interpretive Notes


Critical Excerpts


Questions for Discussion


Suggestions for the Interested Reader