Uncle Tom´s Cabin + The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Presenting the Original Facts and Documents Upon Which the Story Is Founded)
Uncle Tom’s Cabin et son Key : voici le roman qui a bouleversé l’Amérique et préparé la guerre de Sécession. Découvrez l’œuvre fondatrice de Harriet Beecher Stowe, enrichie des documents historiques qui ont inspiré son combat abolitionniste.
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1852. After the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Southerners accused Stowe of misrepresenting slavery. In order to show that she had neither lied about slavery nor exaggerated the plight of enslaved people, she compiled The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin.
The Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin was published to document the veracity of the depiction of slavery in Stowe's anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. First published in 1853, the book also provides insights into Stowe's own views on slavery. The book was subtitled "Presenting the Original Facts and Documents upon Which the Story Is Founded, Together with Corroborative Statements Verifying the Truth of the Work".
Harriet Beecher Stowe ( 1811 - 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a depiction of life for African Americans under slavery. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote more than 20 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) est une autrice et militante abolitionniste américaine, célèbre pour son roman Uncle Tom’s Cabin, publié en 1852. Ce livre, devenu un phénomène éditorial, a joué un rôle clé dans la mobilisation contre l’esclavage aux États-Unis. Stowe a également écrit plus de 30 ouvrages, dont des romans, des mémoires et des essais, tout en s’engageant publiquement pour les droits des femmes et l’éducation. Son œuvre reste une référence pour comprendre les luttes sociales du XIXe siècle.