| Uncle Tom's Cabin: Or Life Among the Lowly (Splendid) Splendid Edition Contributor(s): Stowe, Harriet Beecher (Author), Reynolds, David S. (Editor), Billings, Hammatt (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0199841438 ISBN-13: 9780199841431 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $45.59 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2011009405 |
| Lexile Measure: 1050 |
| Physical Information: 2.04" H x 6.39" W x 9.54" (2.48 lbs) 608 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 16725 Reading Level: 9.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 32.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published in 1852 it caused a sensation. Its antislavery position proved to be one the most powerful cultural influences behind the Civil War. By emphasizing the moral failure inherent in slavery, it helped intensify the conflict between north and south. By the end of the year it had sold over 300,000 copies in the U.S. and more than a million abroad. It went on to be the nineteenth century's worldwide bestseller. To capitalize on the book's success the publisher released a lavishly illustrated gift version for the Christmas season. Widely known as the Splendid Edition, the deluxe offering included over one hundred detailed engravings by Hammatt Billings, who had done six pictures for the original printing. The artfully integrated illustrations amplify the book's abolitionist ideas and capture its historical moment, lending the narrative a moving immediacy. Reissued for the first time, this facsimile edition gives general readers the chance to experience Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic in this most revealing form. It includes a substantial introduction by Bancroft-winning historian David S. Reynolds that situates the novel within the world of ideas and images operative at the time. |