Published in 1852,Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel was a powerful indictment of slavery in America. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering,good-hearted slave Uncle Tom,it aimed to show how Christian love can overcome any human cruelty. Uncle Tom's Cabin has remained controversial to this day,seen as either a vital milestone in the anti-slavery cause or as a patronising stereotype of African-Americans,yet it played a crucial role in the eventual abolition of slavery and remains one of the most important American novels ever written.
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Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140390032Number of pages: 640Weight: 463 gDimensions: 196 x 127 x 30 mm
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin is the most powerful and enduring work of art ever written about American slavery."-Alfred Kazin
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