Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 32
Language
English
Description
Eliza Harris, a slave whose child is to be sold, escapes her beloved home on the Shelby plantation in Kentucky and heads North, eludes the hired slave catchers and is aided by the underground railroad. Another slave, Uncle Tom, is sent "down the river" for sale and ultimately endures a martyr's death under the whips of Simon Legree's overseers.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
From the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a domestic comedy that examines slavery, Protestant theology, and gender differences in early America.
First published in 1859, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s third novel is set in eighteenth-century Newport, Rhode Island, a community known for its engagement in both religious piety and the slave trade. Mary Scudder lives in a modest farmhouse with her widowed mother an their boarder, Samuel
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Publisher
Arno Press
Pub. Date
1968.
Language
English
Description
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a "supplement" book published to document Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling book and anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. An instant classic, Uncle Tom's Cabin (which was first published in 1852) had a profound impact on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States. Stowe's novel, which was highly controversial at the time, provoked a firestorm of competing and contradictory responses among...
Author
Publisher
Phillips, Sampson and Co
Pub. Date
1856.
Language
English
Description
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856) is a historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although her career peaked with the publication of abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), Stowe continued to work as a professional writer throughout her life. A tale of greed, betrayal, and rebellion, Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp displays her impressive imaginative range and admirable moral outlook while illuminating aspects of early American...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Pearl of Orr's Island' is a novel the famed abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe, known for the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. Tragedy strikes when young Naomi and her husband die in a tragedy at sea. But out of the ashes of tragedy hope will rise in the form of the little baby Mara left behind, who will survive against the odds to bring great joy to the Orr's Island community.
Author
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Queer Little Folks" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author
Series
Publisher
Gregg Press
Pub. Date
[1967]
Language
English
Description
Sam Lawson's Oldtown Fireside Stories by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an interesting compilation of small-town stories to entertain and thrill readers. Excerpt: "Still we shivered, and clung to his knee, at the mysterious parts, and felt gentle, cold chills run down our spines at appropriate places. We were always in the most receptive and sympathetic condition. Tonight, in particular, was one of those thundering stormy ones, when the winds appeared to...
Author
Series
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[1988]
Language
English
Description
Pink and White Tyranny' is a romance-drama novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It tells the story of a New England man, John, who fell in love with a woman that he describes as having "a delicate little fairy form", and bores the name of Lillie. However, her real countenance is less that of a fairy godmother and more that of an evil witch-and poor John only discovered this after the two has entered into marriage.
12) Oldtown folks
Author
Series
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
1966.
Language
English
Description
Oldtown Folks (1869) is a historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Although her career peaked with the publication of abolitionist novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), Stowe continued to work as a professional writer throughout her life. A tale of family, faith, and perseverance, Oldtown Folks displays her impressive imaginative range and admirable moral outlook while illuminating aspects of early American life that would otherwise be consigned to history....
Author
Publisher
Stream Readers
Pub. Date
2022
Language
Español
Description
"La cabaña del tío Tom", escrita por Harriet Beecher Stowe en 1852, trasciende su papel histórico como una poderosa crítica a la esclavitud y se revela como una fuente inesperada de lecciones de autoayuda y resiliencia. A través de la trama que sigue la vida del Tío Tom y otros personajes, esta novela ofrece una rica variedad de enseñanzas y ejemplos de superación personal.
En un contexto de opresión y adversidad, los personajes enfrentan...
Author
Publisher
Duke Classics
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and abolitionist who is best remembered as the creator of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a much-beloved novel that brought emotional resonance and depth to the debate over slavery. This fascinating collection documents some of Beecher Stowe's writing on the topic of spiritualism, particularly a history of Salem Witchcraft. Originally published in The Phrenological Journal, these articles are sure to fascinate
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Publisher
J.B. Ford and Co
Pub. Date
1872.
Language
English
Description
One of Stowe's society novels, this delightful story follows the title character's journey towards love and marriage. Having fallen for his future wife at the age of six, Harry lovingly relates how his child-wife became his shadow wife, and finally, his real wife.
Author
Publisher
Michel Lévy
Pub. Date
1862.
Language
Français
Description
Extrait : "A une heure avancée d'une glaciale après-midi de février, deux gentils hommes étaient assis, en tiers avec une bouteille, dans une confortable salle à manger de la ville de P***, au Kentucky. Pas un domestique n'était présent, et les chaises rapprochées indiquaient que le sujet en question était chaudement débattu."
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