Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Toms Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe which treats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to have had a profound effect on the Norths view of slavery. In fact, when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, So youre the little lady whose book started the Civil War.Among the most banned books in the United States, Uncle Toms Cabin; or,Life Among the Lowly is a novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe whichtreats slavery as a central theme. Stowe was a Connecticut-born teacher at theHartford Female Academy and an active abolitionist. The novel is believed to havehad a profound effect on the Norths view of slavery. In fact, when he met HarrietBeecher Stowe, President Lincoln is said to have commented, So youre the littlelady whose book started the Civil War.
First published on March 20, 1852, Uncle Toms Cabin was the best-sellingnovel of the 19th century and the second best-selling book of that century,following the Bible. In the first year after it was published, 300,000 copies of thebook were sold in the United States; one million copies in Great Britain. In 1855,three years after it was published, it was called the most popular novel of our day.The story focuses on the tale of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave, the centralcharacter around whose life the other characters both fellow slaves and slaveowners revolve. The novel depicts the harsh reality of slavery while also showingthat Christian love and faith can overcome even something as evil as enslavementof fellow human beings.
VOLUME I
Chapter 1
IN WHICH THE READER IS INTRODUCED TO A MAN OFHUMANITY 3
Chapter 2
THE MOTHER 16
Chapter 3
THE HUSBAND AND FATHER 21
Chapter 4
AN EVENING IN UNCLE TOMS CABIN 28
Chapter 5
SHOWING THE FEELINGS OF LIVING PROPERTY ON CHANGINGOWNERS 42
Chapter 6
DISCOVERY 54
Chapter 7
THE MOTHERS STRUGGLE 67
Chapter 8
ELIZAS ESCAPE 85
Chapter 9
IN WHICH IT APPEARS THAT A SENATOR IS BUT A MAN 104
Chapter 10
THE PROPERTY IS CARRIED OFF 125
Chapter 11
IN WHICH PROPERTY GETS INTO AN IMPROPER STATE OF MIND 137
Chapter 12
SELECT INCIDENT OF LAWFUL TRADE 154
Chapter 13
THE QUAKER SETTLEMENT 175
Chapter 14
EVANGELINE 186
Chapter 15
OF TOMS NEW MASTER, AND VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS 198
Chapter 16
TOMS MISTRESS AND HER OPINIONS 218
Chapter 17
THE FREEMANS DEFENCE 240
Chapter 18
MISS OPHELIAS EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS 261
VOLUME II
Chapter 19
MISS OPHELIAS EXPERIENCES AND OPINIONS CONTINUED 283
Chapter 20
TOPSY 306
Chapter 21
KENTUCK 324
Chapter 22
THE GRASS WITHERETHTHE FLOWER FADETH 330
Chapter 23
HENRIQUE 339
Chapter 24
FORESHADOWINGS 348
Chapter 25
THE LITTLE EVANGELIST 356
Chapter 26
DEATH 362
Chapter 27
THIS IS THE LAST OF EARTH 378
Chapter 28
REUNION 387
Chapter 29
THE UNPROTECTED 404
Chapter 30
THE SLAVE WAREHOUSE 413
Chapter 31
THE MIDDLE PASSAGE 426
Chapter 32
DARK PLACES 433
Chapter 33
CASSY 445
Chapter 34
THE QUADROONS STORY 455
Chapter 35
THE TOKENS 467
Chapter 36
EMMELINE AND CASSY 475
Chapter 37
LIBERTY 484
Chapter 38
THE VICTORY 492
Chapter 39
THE STRATAGEM 504
Chapter 40
THE MARTYR 517
Chapter 41
THE YOUNG MASTER 526
Chapter 42
AN AUTHENTIC GHOST STORY 535
Chapter 43
RESULTS 543
Chapter 44
THE LIBERATOR 553
Chapter 45
CONCLUDING REMARKS 558
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