num_pages: 154
description: Through the publication of her bestseller Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe became one of the most internationally famous and important authors in nineteenth-century America. Today, her reputation is more complex, and Uncle Tom's Cabin has been debated and analysed in many different ways. This book provides a summary of Stowe's life and her long career as a professional author, as well as an overview of her writings in several different genres. Synthesizing scholarship from a range of perspectives, the book positions Stowe's work within the larger framework of nineteenth-century culture and attitudes about race, slavery and the role of women in society. Sarah Robbins also offers reading suggestions for further study. This introduction provides students of Stowe with a richly informed and accessible introduction to this fascinating author.
language: English
title: The Cambridge Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe
titlecomplete: The Cambridge Introduction to Harriet Beecher Stowe (Cambridge Introductions to Literature)
ratings_count: 3
series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature
publisher: Cambridge University Press