Uncle Toma Cabin
Developing two plot lines the story focuses on tom a strong religious man living with his wife and three young children and eliza harry s mother.
Uncle toma cabin. Uncle tom s cabin by harriet beecher stowe stowe harriet beecher good book. 1852 anti slavery novel by harriet beecher stowe this article is about the mid 19th century novel. Uncle tom s cabin in full uncle tom s cabin.
Or life among the lowly novel by harriet beecher stowe published in serialized form in the united states in 1851 52 and in book form in 1852. Ending today at 7 21pm pdt 3h 15m. Uncle tom s cabin is a novel by harriet beecher stowe that was first published in 1852.
An abolitionist novel it achieved wide popularity particularly among white readers in the north by vividly dramatizing the experience of slavery. Uncle tom s cabin or life among the lowly harriet beecher stowe 1938 slipcase. Stowe s blockbuster novel uncle tom s cabin serialized in the national era in 1851 and 1852 and published in book form shortly thereafter had so highlighted the issue of slavery that a decade later america s young men were willing to slaughter each other in unimaginable numbers to preserve or destroy that peculiar institution.
Published in 1852 the novel helped lay the groundwork for the civil war according to will kaufman. Or life among the lowly is an anti slavery novel by american author harriet beecher stowe. Uncle tom s cabin opens on the shelby plantation in kentucky as two enslaved people tom and 4 year old harry are sold to pay shelby family debts.