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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 "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman. 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.

Neither before nor after the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin has a woman ever so moved America to take action against injustice as Harriet Beecher Stowe.Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the abolitionists' message to the public conscience. Indeed, Abraham Lincoln greeted Stowe in 1863 as "the little lady who made this big war."Eliza Harris, a slave whose child is to be sold, escapes her beloved home on the Shelby plantation in Kentucky and heads North, eluding the hired slave catchers. Aided by the Underground Railroad, Quakers, and others opposed to the Fugitive Slave Act, Eliza, her son, and her husband George run toward Canada.As the Harrises flee to freedom, another slave, Uncle Tom, is sent "down the river" for sale. Too loyal to abuse his master's trust, too Christian to rebel, Tom wrenches himself from his family. Befriending a white child, Evangeline St. Clare, Tom is purchased by her father and taken to their home in New Orleans. Although Evangeline's father finally resolves to free his slaves, his sudden death alters their fates, sending Tom farther downriver to Simon Legree's plantation, and the whips of Legree's overseers.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.

HISTORIC BESTSELLER, SPECIALLY ILLUSTRATED IN COLOR OR BLACK INK ENGRAVINGS -- Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most important religious novel ever written by an American. It is a stirring Protestant critique of slavery that changed the course of history. It broke new literary ground through complex, parallel narratives. Much like a modern-day mini-series epic, it follows the separate fates of two slaves. One, Eliza, chooses escape and resistance; the other, Uncle Tom, offers forgiveness of his oppressors. Both themes still echo in the continuing struggle with corruption and would-be tyrants. Uncle Tom's Cabin greatly affected public opinion and the antislavery movement of the 1850's, including the then still little-known country-lawyer, Abraham Lincoln.Frank, incisive, and beguiling, Uncle Tom's Cabin exposes slavery as marked by tyranny, violence, breakup of families, and appalling sexual predation. The book deliberately undermines would-be defenders of slavery on their own terms; idyllic first glances unexpectedly dissolve into very unpleasant realities. Written by a Protestant minister's daughter, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the book challenges readers with its depictions of brutal slave traders and masters. The devoutly Protestant author particularly aims at self-proclaimed "Christian" masters of the Old South, showing them, at best, to be deluded accomplices to a living nightmare.Evoking a righteous God, the book closes with an unsettling warning of divine justice--nine years before the outbreak of the Civil War. The young Abraham Lincoln repeated the theme in his legendary underdog drive for the White House -- Mr. Lincoln warned that the American nation could not long endure, half free, half slave.Boston Hill Press proudly present this Classic Quality E-Book of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Using advanced generation technology, the book features:--striking original cover design--specially restored historic engravings, in color or black ink (grayscale).*--superior formatting of text for better readability--a concise, modern publisher's note, summarizing the book's meaning--an interactive table of contents, with "point and click" access--fully functional, Kindle navigation controls, e.g., search, "go to," etc.Boston Hill Press is a premier publisher of quality books in history, religion, and literature. Our books include a bestselling e-book edition of the Academy Award winner, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE; and a print exclusive, the acclaimed VOTE LINCOLN! THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN BIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, 1860.What people have said about Uncle Tom's Cabin:"the most influential novel in American history"--Boston Globe "helped create or consolidate ... the most consequential reform movement in our history." New York Times"as from the hand of God, a powerful story of slaves and their masters. ...a publishing sensation that nothing else in American history has matched."--William Lee Miller, author of the acclaimed LINCOLN'S VIRTUES.*Book includes a mix of color and black ink engravings. Color feature requires hardware capable of displaying color, e.g., Kindle Fire, or other color tablet using Kindle app. Grayscale devices may still display images in grayscale.

How is this book unique? 15 IllustrationsTablet and e-reader formattedOriginal & Unabridged EditionBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic Bestselling NovelShort Biography is also includedClassic historical fiction booksBestselling FictionUncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman. 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. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s.[9] In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies in Great Britain. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day." The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that "The long-term durability of Lincoln's greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change." The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned "mammy"; the "pickaninny" stereotype of black children; and the "Uncle Tom", or dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool."

Excerpt from Uncle Tom's CabinYet, said Willie Thorn, I was a slave once myself, and to a worse mas ter than the one of whom you have been telling me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

In debt, Kentucky farmer Arthur Shelby reluctantly decides to trade two of his slaves. The two, middle-aged Uncle Tom and young Harry, are to be sold to Mr. Haley, a detestable slave trader. Eliza, Harry’s mother and Mrs. Shelby’s maid, overhears the details of the arraignment, warns Uncle Tom and flees with Harry to the north. Eliza and Harry barely make it across the Ohio River before slave catchers can catch up with them. On the run, Eliza and her family seek shelter and safety. Meanwhile, Uncle Tom, who refused to run away, is separated from his family and sold down river. As novel progresses, the juxtaposed narratives highlight the harsh reality of slavery.

When a Kentucky farmer is forced to sell two slaves to a plantation owner, it becomes a turning point in the lives of both slaves. For Eliza, it’s one of escape—a harrowing flight north with her young son. For Uncle Tom, sent down the Mississippi River, it’s a more certain fate, as he struggles to survive against the brutal exploitation of his traders.As the single most popular novel of its era, Stowe’s volatile work of protest fiction fueled the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. The book personalized the plight of slavery in a way that political speeches and newspapers could not. Stowe’s humanistic approach ignited a national argument, one credited by historians as a key contributor to the outbreak of the Civil War.Revised edition: Previously published as Uncle Tom’s Cabin, this edition of Uncle Tom’s Cabin (AmazonClassics Edition) includes editorial revisions.

How is this book unique? Illustrations includedUnabridgedUncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War", according to Will Kaufman. 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. It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist cause in the 1850s. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of the book were sold in the United States; one million copies in Great Britain. In 1855, three years after it was published, it was called "the most popular novel of our day." The impact attributed to the book is great, reinforced by a story that when Abraham Lincoln met Stowe at the start of the Civil War, Lincoln declared, "So this is the little lady who started this great war." The quote is apocryphal; it did not appear in print until 1896, and it has been argued that "The long-term durability of Lincoln's greeting as an anecdote in literary studies and Stowe scholarship can perhaps be explained in part by the desire among many contemporary intellectuals ... to affirm the role of literature as an agent of social change." The book and the plays it inspired helped popularize a number of stereotypes about black people. These include the affectionate, dark-skinned "mammy"; the "pickaninny" stereotype of black children; and the "Uncle Tom", or dutiful, long-suffering servant faithful to his white master or mistress. In recent years, the negative associations with Uncle Tom's Cabin have, to an extent, overshadowed the historical impact of the book as a "vital antislavery tool."

Credited with bringing about the beginning of the end of slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century, selling 300,000 copies in the US in the first year of its publication, and a million copies in Great Britain. It aroused huge public interest and support for the anti-slavery movement and allegedly caused Abraham Lincoln to remark that Harriet Beecher Stowe was 'the little lady' that helped start the American Civil War. The compelling story tells of the harsh realities of slave life and is centred upon Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, and the many hardships that he and fellow slaves are forced to endure. It also maintains the faith that Christian love can ultimately overcome the hideous practice of enslaving fellow humans. The recent Oscar-winning film '12 Years a Slave' has attracted renewed interest in this frequently overlooked, yet vitally important part of our recent history. Uncle Tom's Cabin is just as enjoyable and accessible for today's modern readers as it was when first published well over a century ago and it remains an absolute classic of English literature that continues to be widely read throughout the world.This meticulous edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is beautifully illustrated with a number of atmospheric sketches that accompanied early editions of the novel.