Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp - Couverture souple

Stowe, Harriet Beecher

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1853310387 ISBN 13 : 9781853310386

Editeur : Keele University Press, 1992

Synopsis

Book by Newman Judie

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The publishing of Unde Tom s Cabin disclosed the sorrows of the American slave. When tho existence of such sorrows was disputed, the Key to Uncle Tom s Cabin was published, and to this no answer has ever been returned ;a most profound silence has always reigned with regard to that book in quarters whence there was the most clamour with regard to the tale. The A ttthor has never seen or heard, of one attempt to disprove or refute a single statement of the Key. Meanwhile, during the five years that have passed since the publication of the story, the great evil has marched on to its results with a terrible and undeviating tread. The foolish virgins, who all slumbered and slept, the respectable and tender-hearted, who, in ignorant sincerity, cried peace when there was no peace, have one by one been awakened in wild surprise; and the foolish have said unto the wise, Give us of your oil, for our lamps have gone out. The few who then fought the battle of liberty almost single-handed, those Cassandras who for many years saw the coming evil and prophesied to unheeding ears, now find themselves at the head of a mighty army, and in a crisis that must speedily determine what shall be the workiug out of this great evil, whether it shall issue peaceably or in blood. When Uncle Tom was published, sentimental humanity was shocked that its Author could represent a Legree beating defenceless Uncle Tom on the head with a cow-hide ;but sentimental humanity has lately seen, with her own eyes, the accomplished scholar and gentleman, the senator of a sovereign state, struck down unarmed and unsuspecting, by a cowardly blow, and, while thus prostrate, still beaten by the dastard arm which had learned its skill on a South Carolina plantation. Sentimental humanity then loudly declared her belief that the chivalry of South Carolina would repudiate the act. The chivalry of South Caroli
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Biographie de l'auteur :

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) was a novelist, essayist, and short-story writer best known for her first novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Keele University Press
• Date d'édition: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1853310387
• ISBN 13: 9781853310386
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 752
• Éditeur: Newman Julie