Project Gutenberg 2010-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 91 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811 1896 Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Crowfield, Christopher Stowe, H. B. (Harriet Beecher) Du Bois, L. Bois, L. Du DuBois, L. Onkel Tom's Hütte : $b oder die Geschichte eines christlichen Sklaven. Band 1 (von 3). Produced by Norbert H. Langkau, bfx, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Onkel Tom's Hütte: oder die Geschichte eines christlichen Sklaven" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book addresses the brutal realities of slavery in America, focusing on the experiences of its characters, particularly Uncle Tom, a devout and noble slave, and the trials faced by other enslaved individuals. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the deepening moral crisis surrounding the institution of slavery. The opening of the novel introduces readers to Mr. Shelby and Mr. Haley, who are engaged in a tense conversation about the sale of Uncle Tom and potentially another slave, which foreshadows the moral dilemmas that will ensue. Mr. Shelby is portrayed as an ordinary, good-natured man caught in a web of debt and desperation, forcing him to consider the sale of his slaves. The section also introduces Uncle Tom, who is depicted as hardworking and virtuous, earning the respect of those around him. Meanwhile, the anguished Elisa, Tom's fellow enslaved person, expresses her fears about the potential sale of her young son, highlighting the emotional toll that slavery takes on familial relationships. The complex interactions set the stage for deeper explorations of humanity, morality, and the struggle against an inhumane system. (This is an automatically generated summary.) de 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 DE Kinderbuch Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Fiction 353240 353249 2024-09-13T09:51:45.919737 2023-09-14T04:21:03.637004 text/html text/html 383422 2010-03-01T08:32:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 134057 2010-03-01T08:32:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192348 2024-09-13T09:51:51.487679 application/epub+zip 196888 2024-09-13T09:51:47.329747 application/epub+zip 196888 2024-09-13T09:51:46.477753 application/epub+zip 362349 2024-09-13T09:51:54.882667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344424 2024-09-13T09:51:50.913672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344564 2022-09-14T11:59:19.802984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333755 333632 2024-09-13T09:51:45.350754 2023-09-14T04:21:02.965921 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 326626 2010-03-01T08:32:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126650 2010-03-01T08:32:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21538 2024-09-13T09:51:55.021654 application/rdf+xml 13728 2024-09-13T09:51:46.833710 image/jpeg 3379 2024-09-13T09:51:46.650743 image/jpeg 192023 2024-09-13T09:51:45.953716 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