Lady Byron Vindicated

Stowe, Professor Harriet Beecher

ISBN 10 : 1406510734 ISBN 13 : 9781406510737

Editeur : Dodo Press, 2006

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

essage; that when he asked the reason why, she refused to state any; and that when this step gave rise to a host of slanders against him she silently encouraged and confirmed the slanders. His claim was that he was denied from that time forth even the justice of any tangible accusation against himself which he might meet and refute. He observes, in the same article from which we have quoted:-- 'When one tells me that I cannot "in any way justify my own behaviour in that affair," I acquiesce, because no man can "_justify_" himself until he knows of what he is accused; and I have never had--and, God knows, my whole desire has ever been to obtain it--any specific charge, in a tangible shape, submitted to me by the adversary, nor by others, unless the atrocities of public rumour and the mysterious silence of the lady's legal advisers may be deemed such.' Lord Byron, his publishers, friends, and biographers, thus agree in representing his wife as the secret author and abe

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Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Dodo Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1406510734
• ISBN 13: 9781406510737
• Reliure: Livre broché
• Nombre de pages: 280