This illustrated young-readers edition of the great 1852 literary classic Uncle Tom’s Cabin was created especially for young readers more than 100 years ago. Today, people still request copies of this
With its gripping plot and pungent dialogue, Uncle Tom's Cabin offers readers today a passionate portrait of a nation on the verge of disunion and a surprisingly subtle examination of the relationship
′One thing is certain, - that there is a mustering among the masses, the world over; and there is a dis irae coming on, sooner or later.′Viewed by many as fuelling the abolitionist movement of the 185
General for the Series: The Casebooks in Criticism introduce readers to the essential criticism on landmark works of literature and film. For each volume, a distinguished scholar who is an authority
This Norton Critical Edition includes:The 1852 first book edition, accompanied by Elizabeth Ammons’s preface, note on the text, and explanatory annotations.Twenty-two illustrations.A rich selection of
When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852, it became an international blockbuster, selling more than 300,000 copies in the United States alone in its first year. Progressive for her time, Harriet
Bedford College Editions reprint enduring literary works in a handsome, readable, and affordable format. The text of each work is lightly but helpfully annotated. Prepared by eminent scholars and tea
The iconic abolitionist novel-in a striking new package By exposing the extreme cruelties of slavery, Harriet Beecher Stowe explores society's failures and asks: "What is it to be a moral human bein
Easily the most controversial antislavery novel written in antebellum America, and one of the best-selling books of the nineteenth century, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is often credited with intensifying the se
Parfait (American studies, U. Paris 13) here completes a work she began about a decade ago as a Ph.D. dissertation for the University of Paris 7. In it she details the publication of Harriet Beecher S
