Harriet Beecher Stowe (7 kníh)
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin EN
The first American novel to become an international best-seller, Stowe's book charts the paths from slavery to freedom of fugitives who escape the chains of American chattel slavery, and of a martyr who transcends all earthly ties. This edition firmly locates Uncle Tom's Cabin within the context of African-American writing, the issues of race and the role of women. Its introduction discusses African responses to…
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Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom's Cabin EN
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 1850s and laying the groundwork for the Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s sentimental and moral tale of slaves attempting to secure their freedom was one of the most popular books of the nineteenth century. Centred round…
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