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Book Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin (Abridged)

Uncle Tom's Cabin (Abridged)
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, which is a direct attack upon the system of slavery that existed in the Southern States of theUSA was first publish in serial form in 1851-52. It bacame immediately famous, was translated into many foreign languages, and has since been published in innumerable editions. It did much to form public opinion in the United States against slavery, which was ultimately abolished as a result of the war between the Northern and Southern States in 1961-64.

This abridged text was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe who was born in Lichfield, Connecticut. She wrote ten novels for adults but her best known work is Uncle tom's Cabin. Following th book's publication she used her newfound fame to speak out against slavery in America and Europe.