num_pages: 92
description: Illustrated watered-down version of the classic 1852 novel which Stowe wrote as an angry response to the 1850 passage of the second Fugitive Slave Act, which punished those who aided runaway slaves and diminished the rights of fugitives as well as freed slaves. It was the best-selling novel of the 19th century (and the second best-selling book of the century after the Bible) and is credited with helping to fuel the abolitionist cause in the United States prior to the American Civil War. When Stowe met Abraham Lincoln in 1862 (during the Civil War), he reportedly greeted her with, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!"
language: English
title: Uncle Tom's Cabin
titlecomplete: Uncle Tom's Cabin
characters: Aunt Chloe, Tom Loker, Eliza Harris, Uncle Tom, Simon Legree, George Harris, Evangeline St. Claire, Augustine St. Clare, Cassy (Uncle Tom's Cabin), George Shelby, Ophelia St. Claire, Topsy
genres: American, Historical, Historical Fiction, Novels, School, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Fiction, 19th Century
ratings_count: 222760
places: Kentucky, Louisiana
publisher: Dodo Pr