Project Gutenberg 2008-11-02 Public domain in the USA. 85 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Mensing, C. M. Uncle Tom's cabin. Dutch De Negerhut Produced by Jeroen Hellingman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net/ "De Negerhut" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book addresses the harsh realities of slavery in North America, particularly focusing on the lives of enslaved individuals like Tom and Eliza, who navigate their struggles for freedom and dignity in a society that dehumanizes them. The opening of "De Negerhut" introduces readers to a conversation between Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley, a slave trader, in which they discuss the impending sale of Mr. Shelby’s enslaved workers due to his financial troubles. Mr. Shelby expresses regret over the potential sale of Tom, an honest and dedicated worker, and the heartbreaking implications it has for Tom’s life and the lives of those around him. Eliza, a young mother, overhears their conversation and is filled with dread at the thought of her child being sold. This anxious beginning sets a somber tone, showcasing the emotional turmoil of the characters and foreshadowing the significant moral dilemmas they will face as the story unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Slavery -- Fiction Didactic fiction Political fiction Master and servant -- Fiction African Americans -- Fiction Southern States -- Fiction Fugitive slaves -- Fiction Plantation life -- Fiction Uncle Tom (Fictitious character) -- Fiction Enslaved persons -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Politics Browsing: Fiction 1240417 1240292 2024-09-11T11:56:19.884168 2023-09-12T05:52:47.015380 text/html text/html 1240410 1240285 2024-09-11T11:56:20.265150 2023-09-12T05:52:47.249381 text/html text/html 500530 2024-09-11T11:56:33.287129 application/epub+zip 523001 2024-09-11T11:56:22.199164 application/epub+zip 523001 2024-09-11T11:56:21.121196 application/epub+zip 826162 2024-09-11T11:56:41.582038 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774517 2024-09-11T11:56:32.449083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774945 2022-09-12T12:54:34.871474 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1132911 1132829 2024-09-11T11:56:19.063163 2023-09-12T05:52:46.303375 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1132491 2021-01-04T08:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 422136 2021-01-04T08:40:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20851 2024-09-11T11:56:41.726055 application/rdf+xml 10773 2024-09-11T11:56:21.478153 image/jpeg 2994 2024-09-11T11:56:21.298143 image/jpeg 490793 2024-09-11T11:56:20.380198 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia