Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The reaction of Stowe's contemporaries to A Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin was very similar to the reaction to Uncle Tom’s Cabin, with both very positive and very negative reviews. The book was subtitled 'Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon Which the Story Is Founded, Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work'.

In order to show that she had neither lied about slavery nor exaggerated the plight of enslaved people, she compiled A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin. First published in 1853 by Jewett, Proctor & Worthington, the book also provides insights into Stowe's own views on slavery.Īfter the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Southerners accused Stowe of misrepresenting slavery. It was published to document the veracity of the depiction of slavery in Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). He asks for your indulgence.A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. As an adult male reader, however, the reader's representation of women and children will, necessarily be less than adequate. In order to differentiate between the characters, the reader has given each, his/her own voice. The listener is about to enter a world rich with diverse characters. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showing that Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavement of fellow human beings. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, “So you’re the little lady whose book started the Civil War.” First published on March 20, 1852, the story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the central character around whose life the other characters-both fellow slaves and slave owners-revolve. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the North’s view of slavery. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. Download cover art Download CD case insert Uncle Tom's CabinĪmong the most “banned” books in the United States, Uncle Tom’s Cabin or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe