Uncle Tom's Cabin (World Classics Unabridged)

<p>Published in 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel was a powerful indictment of slavery in America. Describing the many trials and eventual escape to freedom of the long-suffering good-hearted slave Uncle Tom it aimed to show how Christian love can overcome any human cruelty. Uncle Tom’s Cabin has remained controversial to this day seen as either a vital milestone in the anti-slavery cause or as a patronising stereotype of African-Americans yet it played a crucial role in the eventual abolition of slavery and remains one of the most important American novels ever written.</p>