Harriet Beecher Stowe

Selling more than 300,000 copies the first year it was published, Stowe's powerful abolitionist novel fueled the fire of the human rights debate in 1852. Denouncing the institution of slavery in dramatic terms, the incendiary novel quickly draws the reader into the world of slaves and their masters.Stowe's characters are powerfully and humanly realized in Uncle Tom, a majestic and heroic slave whose faith and dignity are never corrupted; Eliza and her husband, George, who elude slave catchers and eventually flee a country that condones slavery; Simon Legree, a brutal plantation owner; Little Eva, who suffers emotionally and physically from the suffering of slaves; and fun-loving Topsy, Eva's slave playmate.Critics, scholars, and students are today revisiting this monumental work with a new objectivity, focusing on Stowe's compelling portrayal of women and the novel's theological underpinnings.

From the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a domestic comedy that examines slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America.First published in 1859, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s third novel is set in eighteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, a community known for its engagement in both religious piety and the slave trade. Mary Scudder lives in a modest farmhouse with her widowed mother and their boarder, Samuel Hopkins, a famous Calvinist theologian who preaches against slavery. Mary is in love with the passionate James Marvyn, but Mary is devout and James is a skeptic, and Mary’s mother opposes the union. James goes to sea, and when he is reportedly drowned, Mary is persuaded to become engaged to Dr. Hopkins.With colorful characters, including many based on real figures, and a plot that hinges on romance, The Minister’s Wooing combines comedy with regional history to show the convergence of daily life, slavery, and religion in post-Revolutionary New England.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The rural tranquillity of the lonely, pine-girthed shores of the Maine coast is the setting for this beautiful novel of conflicting aspirations written by one of the most prolific and influential writers in American history. Here is the heartwarming story of a young girl's struggle to belong and fit in, in the face of adversity, and of her upbringing among strong women, grumpy fishermen, annoying gossips, sea captains, and the dreamlike, temptestuous landscape of Orr's Island. THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND is one of the forgotten -- but not lost -- masterpieces of American literature. It reflects Harriet Beecher Stowe's awareness of the complexity of small-town society, her commitment to realism, and her fluency in the local language.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's second antislavery novel was written partly in response to the criticisms of Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) by both white Southerners and black abolitionists. In Dred (1856), Stowe attempts to explore the issue of slavery from an African American perspective.Through the compelling stories of Nina Gordon, the mistress of a slave plantation, and Dred, a black revolutionary, Stowe brings to life conflicting beliefs about race, the institution of slavery, and the possibilities of violent resistance. Probing the political and spiritual goals that fuel Dred's rebellion, Stowe creates a figure far different from the acquiescent Christian martyr Uncle Tom.In his introduction to the classic novel, Robert S. Levine outlines the antislavery debates in which Stowe had become deeply involved before and during her writing of Dred . Levine shows that in addition to its significance in literary history, the novel remains relevant to present-day discussions of cross-racial perspectives.

Oom Tom is een zwarte slaaf die aanzet geeft tot het vertellen van verhalen door medeslaven. Deze sentimentele roman portretteert de verschrikkelijke realiteit van het leven van de slaven, terwijl er tegelijkertijd bevestigd wordt dat liefde in een christelijke zin zelfs zoiets gruwelijks als het tot slaaf maken van de medemens te boven kan komen. De roman was na de Bijbel het bestverkochte boek van de negentiende eeuw, waardoor het een grote invloed uitoefende in het debat over het afschaffen van de slavernij. Van de roman wordt zelfs wel eens gezegd dat het aanzet gaf tot de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog.De Amerikaan Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was een schrijver en voorstander van het afschaffen van de slavernij. In haar romans, verhalen en reisboeken behandelde ze sociaalgevoelige thema‘s zoals de slavernij, waaronder De hut van oom Tom (1852) de beroemdste is.

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EXCEPTIONAL UNABRIDGED EDITION Read two of the greatest American works of all time in a unique edition: Uncle Tom's Cabin by by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon NorthupUncle Tom's Cabin or "Life Among the Lowly" is an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), an American active abolitionist and author. First published in 1852, this best seller follows the lives of two slaves in Southern United States: Eliza, who escapes slavery with her son, and Tom, African-American slave who must endure humiliation, abuse, and torture inflicted by his wealthy owners.This fiction embodies the conflict lived among America North and South and has contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. It also asserts the author's strong belief that Christian love can overcome the worst injustices and reaffirms the importance of women's influence.This outstanding work is a story of faith, courage, determination, perseverance and the struggle for freedom. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s.Referred to as "Great American Novel," it is doubtless the greatest book of anti-slavery ever written.Twelve Years a Slave, first published in 1853, is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup (1808-1863?).Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state.Northup's captivating and terrifying narrative provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana.This outstanding work was published eight years before the Civil War, soon after "Uncle Tom's Cabin," to which it lent factual support. Northup's book, dedicated to Stowe, was an instant bestseller in its own right.Find the masterpieces referred to as "Great American Novels" in a beautiful book series by the editor Atlantic Editions: The Last of the Mohicans, by James Fenimore Cooper The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Moby-Dick, by Herman Melville Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain

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Coliba unchiului Tom " se numara si astazi printre cartile cele mai citite de pe glob. A fost tradusa in 23 de limbi si autoarea ei poate fi considerata pe drept cuvant ca una din femeile celebre ale literaturii. Henriette Beecher Stowe nu se gandise niciodata ca va fi scriitoare! Era o femeie simpla, preocupata de cresterea copiilor ei si de treburile casnice. Aceasta femeie modesta a scos primul strigat de revolta fn favoarea sarmanilor robi de culoare, pe care stapanii lor ii vindeau ca pe orice mobila uzata, sau ii puneau la muncile cele mai grele. Adanc indurerata de suferintele si umilintele negrilor, ea a hotarat sa scrie directorului unui ziar, care a incurajat-o, publicand primul reportaj din viata negrilor.

In a nation divided on the slavery question, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' had the profound effect of defining and calling dramatic attention to the issues involved. Though a century had passed since the novel's first publication, 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' is curiously undated, surprisingly sophisticated, deeply moving.

In this Library of America volume are the best and most enduring works of Harriet Beecher Stowe, “the little woman,” as Abraham Lincoln said when he met her in 1861, “who wrote the book that made this great war.” He was referring, with rueful exaggeration, to Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), which during its first year had sold over 300,000 copies. Contemporary readers can still appreciate the powerful effects of its melodramatic characterizations and its unapologetic sentimentality. They can also recognize in its treatment of racial violence some of the brooding imagination and realism that anticipates Faulkner’s rendering of the same theme. Stowe was charged with exaggerating the evils of slavery, but her stay in Cincinnati, Ohio, where her father (the formidable Lyman Beecher, head of the Lane Theological Seminary) gave her a close look at the miseries of the slave communities across the Ohio River. People in her circle of friends were continually harboring slaves who escaped across the river from Kentucky on the way, they hoped, to Canada.Two other novels, along with Uncle Tom’s Cabin, show the range and variety of her literary accomplishment. The Minister’s Wooing (1859) is set in Newport, Rhode Island, after the Revolution. It is a romance based in part on the life of Stowe’s sister, and it traces to a happy ending the conflicts in a young woman between adherence to Calvinistic rigor and her expression of preference in the choice of a marital partner. The third novel, Oldtown Folks (1869) confirms Stowe’s genius for the realistic rendering of ordinary experience, her talent for social portraiture with a keen satiric edge, and her subtlety in exploring a wide group of themes, from child-rearing practices and religious controversy to romantic seduction and betrayal. But finally, it is the old town and a way of life that no longer exists that is the true subject of this elegiac novel.

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When first published, Uncle Tom's Cabin brought with its huge success enormous attention to the depravity of slavery. Many people, however, questioned the basis of truth of the novel. In response, Ms. Stowe gathered her research materials and published them in this now rare book.

Sam Lawson was the best storyteller among the folks of his New England community. In the early days of Massachusetts, there were no magazines, daily papers, theatre or opera; so entertainment came in the form of oral stories. Harry begged Sam to tell them a story that was strange and different from anything that they had ever heard before. On this particular occasion the boys wished to hear the tale "Come down, come down!". This story is an example of a framed a story within a story.Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stances on social issues of the day.SUDDEN FICTION is the Virgibooks' new series aiming at the emotional side of the reader. The series' goal is to provide the reader with strong emotions in few pages. From thriller to fantasy, from love stories to classical works, we want to entertain.This ebook is realized with the best softwares available on the market. Enjoy it!www.virgibooks.com

The slave narrative is a literary sub-genre that emerged from the written accounts of enslaved Africans in Great Britain and its colonies, including the later United States, Canada, and Caribbean nations. Some of the earliest memoirs of captivity known in England and the British Isles were written by white Europeans and later Americans captured and sometimes enslaved in North Africa, usually by Barbary pirates. These were part of a broad category of "captivity narratives" by English-speaking Europeans. For the Europeans and Americans, the division between captivity as slaves and as prisoners of war was not always clear. A broader name for these works is "captivity literature." Slave Narrative Six Pack presents six of the most famous examples of the Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839 by Frances Anne Kemble The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African by Olaudah Equiano The Life of William H. Furness by William Still Captain Canot; or, Twenty years of an African being an account of his career and adventures on the coast, in the interior, on shipboard, and in the West Indies by Brantz Mayer Includes image gallery and link to free audio recording of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

In Harriet Beecher Stowe's How We Kept Thanksgiving at Old Town, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin recalls the Thanksgiving celebrations of her youth in New England. The description of gathering at her grandmother's house for the king and high priest of all festivals is filled with exuberance, energy and good will, and communicates the idea that we should share our prosperity with others who are less fortunate.

This Halcyon Classics ebook contains 19th century abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe's (1811-1896) most famous novel, UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Set in the South in the antebellum 1850s, the novel depicted the life of several slaves and their harsh treatment by Simon Legree, a vicious slaveowner. While energizing the abolition movement in the North, the novel angered many in the South who pointed out that Beecher Stowe had never even visited the areas she wrote about, and much of the book was actually written in Brunswick, Maine. In response to critics, Beecher Stowe later wrote THE KEY TO UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, in which she attempted to mollify her critics by discussing her inspiration and sources for UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. Includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.

Queer Little Folks was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe and first published in 1897. Once there was a nice young hen that we will call Mrs. Feathertop. She was a hen of most excellent family, being a direct descendant of the Bolton Grays, and as pretty a young fowl as you could wish to see of a summer's day. She was, moreover, as fortunately situated in life as it was possible for a hen to be. She was bought by young Master Fred Little John, with four or five family connections of hers, and a lively young cock, who was held to be as brisk a scratcher and as capable a head of a family as any half-dozen sensible hens could desire.

Harriet Beecher Stowe is the famous writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her book made her readers aware of the conditions in the South for slaves and helped the abolition cause. Stowe wrote in her journal "I wrote what I did because as a woman, as a mother I was oppressed and brokenhearted, with the sorrows and injustice I saw, because as a Christian I felt the dishonor to Christianity because as a lover of my country I trembled at the coming day of wrath." After the success of Uncle Tom's Cabin Stowe made three tours of Europe. Stories included in this collection are Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England

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"Uncle Tom's The Original 1852 Unabridged and Complete Edition" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a seminal work in American literature and social history. Published in 1852, this anti-slavery novel vividly portrays the harsh realities of slavery through the story of Uncle Tom, a Black slave whose faith and moral integrity are tested under the brutal conditions of enslavement. The novel played a significant role in shaping public opinion about slavery and contributed to the growing abolitionist movement in the United States.

From the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin comes the short tale about a grown-up girl named Mary who finds good company with her cousin, William - until the townspeople get to talking....

A nicely illustrated edition of the classic by Harriet Beecher Stowe with 120 illustrations. Also included is information about the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves that was issued by President Lincoln, including the full text of the proclamation. SeaWolf Press is proud to offer another book in its collection of illustrated classic literature. Each book in the collection contains the text and illustrations from the first or early edition.Use Amazon's Lookinside feature to compare this edition with others. You'll be impressed by the differences - normal page size, and readable font size and formatting. Our version Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the U.S. and is said to have "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War". Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century, following the Bible.

This Christmas tale set in colonial New England was originally published in the 1895 collection A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others. The short story takes place in a fictionalized version of Litchfield, CT, the town where Stowe grew up, which is also the setting of her novel Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives. This version of "Christmas in Poganuc" was recorded as part of Dreamscape's Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales

This Christmas story, written by the well known author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, is set in Massachusetts in 1620. "Let us look into the magic mirror of the past and see this harbor of Cape Cod on the morning of the 11th of November, in the year of our Lord 1620, as described to us in the simple words of the pilgrims."

This book, newly updated , contains now several HTML tables of contents that will make reading a real pleasure!The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work.Here you will find the complete novels of Harriet Beecher Stowe in the chronological order of their original publication.- Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp- The Minister’s Wooing- The Pearl of Orr’s Island- My Wife and I- Agnes of Sorrento- Oldtown Folks- Pink and White Tyranny- We and Our Neighbors- Poganuc People

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