La case de l'oncle Tom; ou, vie des nègres en Amérique by Harriet Beecher Stowe
"La case de l'oncle Tom; ou, vie des nègres en Amérique" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti-slavery novel published in 1852. Written in response to the Fugitive Slave Act, the novel depicts the horrors of slavery through the story of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering enslaved man around whom other characters' lives revolve. The book became a sensation, selling 300,000 copies in its first year and profoundly influencing American attitudes toward slavery.
It is credited with helping fuel the abolitionist movement and laying groundwork for the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 |
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| Translator | Enault, Louis, 1824-1900 |
| Uniform Title | Uncle Tom's Cabin. French |
| Title | La case de l'oncle Tom; ou, vie des nègres en Amérique |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom%27s_Cabin |
| Credits |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Slavery -- Fiction |
| Subject | Didactic fiction |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Master and servant -- Fiction |
| Subject | African Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Southern States -- Fiction |
| Subject | Fugitive slaves -- Fiction |
| Subject | Plantation life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Uncle Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Enslaved persons -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 38704 |
| Release Date | Jan 30, 2012 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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