A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.: Classic Book Guide and
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work. is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896).
Catalogue synopsis
Project Gutenberg supplies this automated synopsis of the opening text:
"A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book serves as a companion piece to Stowe's famous novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," providing factual evidence, documents, and corroborative statements to verify the realities of slavery depicted in the fictional narrative. It aims to draw attention to the moral and ethical implications of slavery, evoking a serious contemplation of a deeply troubling institution. The opening of "A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin" begins with a preface wherein Stowe openly shares her struggle in writing this non-fiction work, emphasizing that slavery is an intrinsically dreadful subject. She notes that her task has expanded beyond her original intent, driven by the need to confront the painful truths surrounding slavery as a moral question. The first chapter focuses on various dynamics of the slave trade, illustrated through characters such as Mr. Haley, a slave trader, shedding light on the grim realities faced by individuals caught in this trade. Stowe underscores that the depictions in "Uncle Tom's Cabin," while fictionalized, are based on real events and sentiments, thus legitimizing the emotional and physical toll inflicted upon those ensnared in slavery.
Book and edition facts
- Title: A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin: Presenting the original facts and documents upon which the story is founded. Together with corroborative statements verifying the truth of the work.
- Author credits: Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Enslaved persons -- United States -- Social conditions
- Literature and society -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political fiction -- Sources
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896. Uncle Tom's cabin -- Sources
- Uncle Tom (Fictitious character)
Gutenberg collections
- Category: History - American
- Category: History - Modern (1750+)
- Category: History - Other
- US Civil War
Read this edition
View the complete Gutenberg catalogue record. Project Gutenberg identifies this edition as public domain in the United States; that designation does not establish its copyright status in every country.
Source notes
Catalogue metadata is public domain and is supplied through Gutendex, which imports Gutenberg's machine-readable catalogue. The automated synopsis is source-supplied, not an independently verified review. Author dates above describe the credited people; no ebook release date is presented as the book's original publication date.
Sources
More in Books & Authors
Keep reading
