uncle tom's cabin

Each volume provides discussions of the literary and historical background of novels from various cultures and time periods. Includes concise synopses of plot, characters and themes, a brief author biography, discussion of the story's cultural and historical significance, and excerpted criticism.

Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.

Provides in-depth analysis of the literary work Uncle Tom's Cabin, as well as its importance and critical reception. Includes a chronology of the life and works of the author.

An examination of slavery in American literature, discussing the works of Frederick Douglass, Mark Twain, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and others.

"Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular book Uncle Tom's Cabin had a huge effect on the abolitionist movement. Learn more in this book complete with timeline, primary sources, photographs, and excerpts from the time period"--Provided by the publisher.

An exploration of the life of Harriet Beecher Stowe that discusses her childhood, education, novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," critics, legacy, and more; and includes a chronology, a time line, a glossary, and suggestions for further reading.

Traces the process and influences behind the writing of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was published when the nation was torn over the issue of slavery and headed toward Civil War.