Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896).

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"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel published in 1856. The story follows Nina Gordon, a young plantation heiress, and the enslaved people on her failing estate, including her capable administrator Harry and the devout Milly. At its center stands Dred, a revolutionary maroon leader hiding in the Great Dismal Swamp, who preaches violent retribution against slavery. Stowe's second anti-slavery novel presents a more radical vision than "Uncle Tom's Cabin," featuring a black revolutionary inspired by real slave insurrection leaders.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
• Author credits: Stowe, Harriet Beecher (1811–1896)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• African Americans -- Fiction
• Didactic fiction
• Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) -- Fiction
• Fugitive slaves -- Fiction
• Political fiction
• Slave insurrections -- Fiction

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• Category: American Literature
• Category: Historical Novels
• Category: Novels

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