Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author
Publisher
AMS Press
Pub. Date
[1970]
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
Mary Scudder and her mother live a modest life in a community known for its engagement in both religious piety and the slave trade. Their boarder is a famous Calvinist theologian who preaches against slavery. Torn between her Calvinist upbringing and her love for the skeptic James Marvyn, Mary is forced to make a decision about her future when Marvyn is reportedly lost at sea.
Author
Publisher
AMS Press
Pub. Date
[1971]
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
Language
English
Description
Uncle Tom's Cabin brought the evils of slavery to the consciences and hearts of the American people by its moving portrayal of slave experience. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition has an afterword by Pat Righelato. Harriet Beecher Stowe shows us in scenes of...
Author
Publisher
Ticknor and Fields
Pub. Date
1868
Language
English
Description
This volume of sketches or short stories follows on from House and Home Papers and was derived from the same series of essays published earlier in The Atlantic Monthly magazine. The stories are generally about issues of women's rights and are written under Beecher Stowe's pen name Christopher Crowfield, from whose perspective they are told, allowing her to discuss the topics from a male perspective.
Author
Series
Works volume 9-10
Publisher
Houghton, Mifflin and Company
Pub. Date
1896
Language
English
Publisher
Amazon.com
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
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