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Harriet Beecher Stowe's powerful antislavery novel ""Uncle Tom's Cabin"", published in 1851, caused an immediate sensation and sparked heated debate. This addit

Tom-Mania looks at the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin and the songs, plays, sketches, translations and imitations it inspired. In particular it shows how the theatrica

As Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin traveled around the world, it was molded by the imaginations and needs of international audiences. For ov

This comprehensive study by leading scholars in an important new field-the history of letters and letter writing-is essential reading for anyone interested in n