Uncle Tom's Cabin (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
- First Published: 1851
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: African Americans, Segregation or integration, Freedom, Values, Suffering, Africa or Africans, Mothers, Parents and children, Love or romance, Race, South or Southerners, Superstition, Escapes, Nineteenth century, Slavery or slaves, Religion, Underground railroad, Christianity, Faith, Cruelty, Morality or morals, Sacrifice
- Locales: New Orleans, LA, Kentucky, Ohio, Mississippi River, Liberia
Uncle Tom's Cabin was Stowe's first novel. Initially printed by installments in the National Era, an antislavery weekly published in Washington, D.C., from June 5, 1851, to April 1, 1852, it was a best-selling book of previously unheard of proportions. It was an instant success and soon acquired fame in many parts of the world.
It is not easy, however, to make a clear judgment of the merits of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Those who exclude works that cater to the taste of the masses from the realm of high culture have difficulty describing its artistry in positive...
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