Harriet Beecher Stowe ; edited with an introduction by Ann Douglas.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York, New York :
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Penguin Books,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[1981]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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629 pages :
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portrait ;
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18 cm.
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The Penguin American library
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 35-36).
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction : the art of controversy / Ann Douglas -- Suggestions fro further reading -- A note on the text -- Uncle Tom's cabin.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A saintly Black man endures the depredations of slavery and the torments of a cruel overseer.
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Mr. Shelby is a considerate master, but to pay off debts he must sell Tom to Haley, a slave trader. Eliza, Mrs. Shelby's servant, fearing that her son Harry will also be sold to Haley, escapes to Ohio taking Harry with her. St. Clare purchases Tom from Haley after Little Eva befriends the pious slave. Eva dies from an illness, and St. Clare decides to free Tom but is murdered before he can draw up the papers. Tom is sold to plantation owner Simon Legree.