Uncle Tom's Cabin
by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Machynlleth, Powys, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Chalres H. Kelly, 9999. Hardcover. Good. Undated. Prize bookplate dated 1907; preface dated 1853. Unabridged edition with a preface by The Earl of Carlisle. All edges gilt. Dulled with age; front hinge cracking.
Synopsis
In Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriett Beecher Stowe, the title character Uncle Tom is a long-suffering slave, loyal to both his faith and his master. Presented with an opportunity to escape, he instead chooses to remain in slavery to avoid embarrassing his master. After being sold to a slave trader, Tom suffers brutal treatment and is eventually beaten to death for his refusal to betray his friends — made to represent an ideal of true Christianity. Enormously popular (it was the best-selling novel of the 19th century) and influential, it’s publication in 1852 was instrumental in bringing visibility to the cruel reality of slavery. In more recent years, it has come under considerable criticism for its portrayal of meekness and subservience and the phrase “Uncle Tom” is sometimes used as an epithet for someone seen as overly subservient.
Reviews
On Mar 31 2020, a reader said:
Excellent book to gain empathy and insight into the enslaved pathos, struggle and plight! This book presents well designed ideas to ennoble and elivate the human race as brothers, and sisters of a common God, and Father of us all.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Dyfi Valley Bookshop
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16146
- Title
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Author
- Stowe, Harriet Beecher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chalres H. Kelly
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 9999
- Keywords
- Uncle Tom's Cabin
Terms of Sale
Dyfi Valley Bookshop
Neil Beeby, sole trader. Dyfi Valley Bookshop 6 Doll Street Machynlleth Powys SY20 8BQ dvbookshop@gmail.com
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About the Seller
Dyfi Valley Bookshop
Biblio member since 2005
Machynlleth, Powys
About Dyfi Valley Bookshop
The Dyfi Valley bookshop is a small town bookshop established in 1988. We have a mixed stock of out-of-print and collectable books, and specialise in firearms, archery and Welsh interest. We ship same day wherever possible.
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- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
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