Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Life Among the Lowly
This renowned novel provides a harsh critique of American slavery through the story of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave. The narrative follows Tom as he is sold and transported to the harsh South, encountering a variety of characters, both kind and cruel. The novel powerfully explores themes of faith, the immorality of slavery, and the concept of humanity, ultimately contributing to the abolitionist cause and leaving a significant impact on the American perception of slavery.
The 184th greatest book of all time
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- Published
- 1852
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 300-500
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Cabana Unchiului Tom
- Cabane de l'oncle Tom
- La Cabane de l'oncle Tom
- La Cabaña de Tío Tom
- La Cabaña de Tío Tomás
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This book is on the following 33 lists:
- 2nd on The 100 Stories that Shaped the World (BBC)
- 21st on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 62nd on The Little Big Bulgaria Read (Bulgaria)
- 98th on The Books That Built The French (TNS-Sofres/SNCF–Lire)
- 98th on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 486th on The 500 best books of all time from Culture Café users (Culture Café)
- 880th on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels in the World (Published in 1899) (The Daily Telegraph)
- 100 Books, 100 Companions (Zeit Online)
- 200 Books That Shaped 200 Years of Literature (The Center for Fiction)
- 500 Great Books by Women (Book)
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World (Women's National Book Association)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- Books That Changed the World (Book)
- Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History (Book)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)
- Charles R. Johnson's Book Choices from "The Writer's Library" (The Writer's Library: The Authors You Love on the Books That Changed Their Lives (Book))
- C.K. Shorter List of Best 100 Novels (The Bookman February 1898)
- F. B. Perkins' List of 100 Best Fiction (LibraryThing (from The Book Lover by James Baldwin (1910)))
- Fifty French Writers Choose Their Favorite 10 Books - Honourable Mention (On en garde 10 ! Pour la littérature)
- Gabriel García Márquez’s Formative Reading List (The Marginalian)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- IWU Select 100 Must-Read Books (IWU (Faculty, Staff, and Students))
- One Hundred Best American Novels, 1770 to 1985 (The American Scholar)
- The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written (Easton Press)
- The 50 Most Influential Books of All Time (Open Education Database)
- The College Board: 101 Great Books Recommended for College-Bound Readers (The College Board, an American not-for-profit organization)
- The Dream of the Great American Novel (Book)
- The Great Books Podcast from John J. Miller (The National Review )
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)