First published in book form in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly became a bestseller, recognised as a powerful contribution to anti-slavery debates. After more than 150 years, it remains one of the most widely discussed works of American literature. Debra Rosenthal: *examines the life and career of Harriet Beecher Stowe *sets the novel within its cultural contexts and reprints related documents from the period *surveys criticism of the book from publication to the present *reprints extracts from reviews and key critical texts *annotates crucial passages from the...
First published in book form in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly became a bestseller, recognised as a powerful contribution to anti-slavery de...
