"Any mind that is capable of a real sorrow is capable of good."
? Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is one of the few books that can lay claim to having actually changed the world. Although the American anti-slavery movement had existed at least as long as the nation itself, Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852) galvanized public opinion as nothing had before. The book sold 10,000 copies in its first week and 300,000 in its first year. Its vivid dramatization of slavery's cruelties so aroused readers that it is said Abraham Lincoln told Stowe her work had been a catalyst for the Civil War.
Today the novel is often labeled condescending, but its characters--Tom, Topsy, Little Eva, Eliza, and the evil Simon Legree--still have the power to move our hearts. Though "Uncle Tom" has become a synonym for a fawning black yes-man, Stowe's Tom is actually American literature's first black hero, a man who suffers for refusing to obey his white oppressors. Uncle Tom's Cabin is a living, relevant story, passionate in its vivid depiction of the cruelest forms of injustice and inhumanity--and the courage it takes to fight against them.
This enhanced edition of Stowe's classic novel includes an image gallery and audio links to free unabridged audio recordings of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.'
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*Image gallery includes original illustrations by Hammatt Billings for the 1853 deluxe edition.
*Links to free complete audio recordings of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin.'
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