stowe, harriet beecher

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.

Presents a brief biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," chronicling her early, family life, how slavery impacted her, and what influenced the book she wrote that helped hasten the Civil War.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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.

Details the life and achievements of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe whose book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, is said to have started the Civil War.

Presents a biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe who wrote the popular and controversial novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" after she witnessed the injustice and cruelty of slavery.

Presents an historical novel starring Harriet Beecher Stowe, imagining her life in the first years of her marriage to Calvin Stowe. Harriet thought she could be both a wife and a writer and imagined her marriage to Calvin as one filled with romance and, in due time, a family. Two months after their wedding, Harriet finds she is pregnant, and Calvin is about to leave for a business trip in Europe. Nothing turns out as she had expected.

A brief biography of author Harriet Beecher Stowe.