Uncle Tom's Cabin

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anti-slavery novel novel

Uncle Tom's Cabin is an 1852 anti-slavery novel that powerfully influenced public opinion in the United States and abroad in the years leading up to the American Civil War.

Aliases (7)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin ×7
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" ×1
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" (serial form) ×1
Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) ×1
Uncle Tom's Cabin (film adaptations) ×1
Uncle Tom's Cabin (stage adaptations) ×1
Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852) ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-slavery novel → novel →
adaptedInto	silent films → sound films → television productions → theatrical melodramas →
author	Harriet Beecher Stowe →
centralTheme	Christian morality → family separation under slavery → racial injustice → slavery in the United States →
commercialSuccess	bestseller in the 19th-century United States →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
earlySalesMilestone	sold hundreds of thousands of copies within its first year →
firstEditionPrintRun	5000 copies →
firstPublicationMedium	The National Era →
firstPublishedAs	serial →
firstSerializationStartYear	1851 →
genre	abolitionist literature → political fiction → social protest novel →
hasAdaptation	Uncle Tom's Cabin (film adaptations) → Uncle Tom's Cabin (stage adaptations) →
impact	contributed to sectional tensions before the American Civil War → helped galvanize anti-slavery forces in the North →
influenced	American abolitionist movement → British public opinion on slavery → anti-slavery sentiment in Europe → public opinion on slavery in the United States →
literaryForm	prose fiction →
literaryPeriod	19th-century American literature →
mainCharacter	Augustine St. Clare → Eliza Harris → Eva St. Clare → George Harris → Simon Legree → Topsy → Uncle Tom →
notableQuoteAttributed	So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war. →
originalLanguage	English →
publicationYear	1852 →
publisher	John P. Jewett & Company →
quoteAttributedSpeaker	Abraham Lincoln →
setInPeriod	pre-Civil War United States →
setInPlace	Kentucky → Louisiana →
subjectOf	debates about the "Uncle Tom" stereotype → literary criticism on racial stereotypes →

Referenced by (53)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edison Studios → Harriet Beecher Stowe → Harriet Beecher Stowe → Harriet Beecher Stowe → Harriet Beecher Stowe → Harriet Beecher Stowe → Harriet Beecher Stowe →	notableWork
Augustine St. Clare ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") → Eliza Harris → Eva St. Clare → Simon Legree → Topsy ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") → Uncle Tom →	appearsIn
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin → Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp → House and Home Papers ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") → Men of Our Times → Palmetto Leaves →	relatedWork
Simon Legree ("Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)") → Topsy ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") → Uncle Tom →	firstAppearance
Eliza Harris → Topsy ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") →	fictionalUniverse
Uncle Tom's Cabin ("Uncle Tom's Cabin (stage adaptations)") → Uncle Tom's Cabin ("Uncle Tom's Cabin (film adaptations)") →	hasAdaptation
Queer Little People → We and Our Neighbors →	isLesserKnownThan
The National Era (""Uncle Tom's Cabin"") → Ticknor and Fields →	publishedWork
Agnes of Sorrento → Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands →	relatedWorkByAuthor
Footsteps of the Master → Queer Little People →	sharesAuthorWith
Nook Farm →	associatedWithWork
American Renaissance →	associatedWork
The Little Pussy Willow →	authorOfAlso
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin →	basedOn
Eva St. Clare →	diesIn
Augustine St. Clare ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)") →	firstPublicationContext
The National Era (""Uncle Tom's Cabin" (serial form)") →	firstPublicationOf
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp →	follows
The Minister's Wooing →	followsInAuthorOeuvre
A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin →	influencedBy
American abolitionist movement →	notablePublication
Beecher family →	notableWorkByMember
John P. Jewett & Company →	notableWorkPublished
Old Corner Bookstore →	publisherOf
The Hearthstone ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") →	relatedTo
The Chimney-Corner →	relatedWorkAuthor
Woman in Sacred History →	relatedWorkOfAuthor
Betty's Bright Idea →	sharesThemesWith
Harriet Beecher Stowe House (Cincinnati) ("Uncle Tom’s Cabin") →	significantWorkInspired
Harriet Beecher Stowe →	wrote