Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin is a best-selling novel from school teacher Harriet Beecher Stowe about slavery in 19th century America.

Fast Facts

Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Publication date: March 20, 1852
Style: 19th Century sentimental novel
Setting: Southern United States, early 19th Century
The best-selling novel of the 19th Century
Over 300,000 copies sold in first year in America
1851: published in periodical
1852: published in book form
1853: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin published

History

The book was banned in the Southern States and has been challenged (or placed on a "banned" books list by the NAACP) for its allegedly racist portrayal of African Americans and the use of racial epithets. Because of these critical issues, a major motion picture of this classic novel has never been produced.

Plot

This book is about a farmer who is facing the loss of his farm because of debts. He decides to sell two of his slaves, Uncle Tom and Harry, to a slave trader. The story follows the sale of these two slaves and a slave maid, who ran away with her son.

Characters

Uncle Tom
Eliza
Eva
Simon Legree
Topsy

Categories

Entertainment | English | Literature | Books | Fiction | Novels

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Study Guides

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Literary Analysis and Criticism

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PBS.org: Slave narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin
Cornell University: "I will be heard!" Abolitionism in America
Domestic Goddesses: In and Out of the Kitchen (1999)
Domestic Goddesses: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1998)

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Author Information

Official Site: Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
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Uncle Tom's Cabin News and Articles

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The Detroit News: Escaped slaves' descendants reunite in Ontario (2007)
CNW: Ontario Communities to Mark Bicentenary of the Act to Abolish the British Slave Trade (2007)

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Adaptations

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Uncle Tom's Cabin Culture and Humor

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