Uncle Toms Cabin Book
Upon publication uncle toms cabin ignited a firestorm of protest from defenders of slavery who created a number of books in response to the novel while the book elicited praise from abolitionists.
Uncle toms cabin book. Uncle toms cabin described by stowe herself as a series of sketches depicting the human cruelty of slavery opens with a description of arthur shelbys kentucky plantation during the antebellum period. 9781548811600 kostenloser versand fuer alle buecher mit versand und verkauf duch amazon. Listen uncle toms cabin novel summary and characters in english. Chapter iv an evening in uncle toms cabin.
Uncle toms cabin is an abolitionist novel by harriet beecher stowe that was published in serialized form in the united states in 185152 and in book form in 1852. Although shelby is not characterized as a cruel master he has nevertheless incurred serious debts prompting him sell some slaves to avoid financial ruin. Clare and simon legree. In the first year after it was published 300000 copies of the book were sold in the united states.
While its not widely remembered today stowe published a closely related book the key to uncle toms cabin in 1853 a year after the novels publication to showcase some of the factual background behind her. Read 7379 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. The whole front of it was covered by a.
One million copies in great britain. In front it had a neat garden patch where every summer strawberries raspberries and a variety of fruits and vegetables flourished under careful tending. The narrative drive of stowes classic novel is often overlook. The cabin of uncle tom was a small log building close adjoining to the house as the negro par excellence designates his masters dwelling.
It achieved wide reaching popularity particularly among white northern readers through its vivid dramatization of the experience of slavery. In 1855 three years after it was published it was. Uncle toms cabin was the best selling novel of the 19th century and the second best selling book of that century following the bible. See a complete list of the characters in uncle toms cabin and in depth analyses of uncle tom ophelia st.
Uncle toms cabin has exerted an influence equaled by few other novels in history. Uncle toms cabin by harriet beecher stowe the classic books harriet beecher isbn. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. Uncle toms cabin by harriet beecher stowe book summary story.