num_pages: 88
description: George L. Aiken (1830-1876) was a nineteenth century American playwright and actor who is best known for writing the most popular of the numerous stage adaptations of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Aiken was a writer of dime novels before he turned to theatre. He became an actor in the troupe of his cousin, George C. Howard. In 1852, shortly after the publication of Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Aiken wrote his stage adaptation. His other works include a dramatization of Ann S. Stephen’s novel The Old Homestead. He retired from the stage in 1867.
language: English
title: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly. A Domestic Drama, in Six Acts
titlecomplete: Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or, Life Among the Lowly. A Domestic Drama, in Six Acts
characters: Aunt Chloe, Uncle Tom, George Shelby, Evangeline St. Claire, Ophelia St. Claire, Cassy (Uncle Tom's Cabin), Tom Loker, Augustine St. Clare, George Harris, Topsy, Eliza Harris, Simon Legree
genres: Classics, American, Historical, Novels, Classic Literature, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, 19th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 222773
places: Louisiana, Kentucky
publisher: Samuel French, Incorporated