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Eigentlich haben es Tom und seine Familie ja besser getroffen als viele andere Sklaven, werden sie doch von ihrem Herrn verhältnismäßig gut behandelt. Doch eines Tages wird Tom von seiner Familie getrennt und zusammen mit dem Sohn der Haussklavin an einen skrupellosen Sklavenhändler verkauft. Während es der Haussklavin und ihrem Sohn gelingt, in den sklavenfreien Norden zu fliehen, muss Tom auf dem Schiff weiter den Mississippi in den tiefen Süden hinabfahren.

I Onkel Toms stuga följer vi den goda, plikttrogna slaven Tom. I början av boken är Tom en oerhört uppskattad och betrodd slav hos en snäll, vit familj i Kentucky, men när familjen hamnar i stor ekonomisk knipa blir de - helt emot sin vilja - tvingade att sälja Tom. Han hamnar till slut hos den brutala slavägaren Legree i Louisiana. Tiden innan dess arbetar han som slav på olika ställen, men tvingas leva åtskild från sin fru och sina barn.

I Onkel Toms hytte følger vi den gode, pligtopfyldende slave Tom. I starten af bogen er Tom en dybt værdsat og betroet slave hos en rar, hvid familie i Kentucky, men da familien kommer i store økonomiske problemer, bliver de - meget imod deres vilje - nødt til at sælge Tom. Han ender til sidst hos den brutale slaveejer Legree i Louisiana. I mellemtiden arbejder han som slave forskellige steder, men må leve adskilt fra sin kone og sine børn.

This Christmas tale set in colonial New England was originally published in the 1895 collection A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others. The short story takes place in a fictionalized version of Litchfield, Connecticut, the town where Stowe grew up, which is also the setting of her novel Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives. This version of "Christmas in Poganuc" was recorded as part of Dreamscape's Classic Christmas Stories: A Collection of Timeless Holiday Tales.

This audiobook is about slavery in the 1850s and follows a man known as Uncle Tom through his struggles of being human under ownership in the south of the United States when slavery was still legal.

From the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin comes the short tale about a grown-up girl named Mary who finds good company with her cousin, William - until the townspeople get to talking....

Der Roman schildert das Schicksal einer Reihe von afroamerikanischen Sklaven und ihrer jeweiligen Besitzer in den vierziger Jahren des 19. Jahrhunderts in den USA...

This is one of several classic short stories written by acclaimed author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Almost fable-like, this story follows a chicken couple who became parents to a brood of ducks. The trouble arrives when no one initially realizes the baby fowl are not actually chickens. Even the coop doctor passes along an outrageous remedy that adds humor to this delightful tale.

Onkel Tom und seine Familie haben es besser getroffen als viele andere Sklaven, sie haben einen guten Herrn. Doch als dieser aus finanzieller Not Tom eines Tages verkaufen muss, beginnt für den Schwarzen einlanger Leidensweg. Schließlich macht sich Robert, der Sohn seines damaligen Herrn, auf die Suche nach Tom.

A seaside summer visit allowed the narrator to encounter a very special bird. This delightful story brings a winged hero to life and allows us to care deeply for the things that "Hum" encounters. Welcome to a delightful vacation and the gentle observations made in an unhurried time. Narrated by Glenn Hascall.

President Abraham Lincoln once told author Harriet Beecher Stowe, "So you're the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war!" The President was referring to Uncle Tom's Cabin that cast a spotlight on the issue of slavery. This story by Stowe casts a similar light that may be more understandable by a younger audience who may try to discover why crickets were so unacceptable. Narrated by Alyssa Hascall.

Master wit Mark Twain selected these 27 stories himself by 15 of his favorite 19th-century authors. The order follows that which Twain placed them in in the original anthology, published in 1888. He indulged his comic fancy rather than making a textbook in which all themes or authors are placed together, saying that "This way you will have to peruse the whole thing before discovering that one of your favorites is not included." Among others, you'll find: Artemus Ward, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Francis Lee Pratt, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Frederick W. Cozzens, and Twain himself.

Uncle Tom's Cabin is centered on the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters - both fellow slaves and slave owners - revolve. This emotional novel portrays the reality of slavery while also stressing that Christian love can defeat something as damaging as enslavement of fellow human beings. Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling book in the 19th century, and second best-selling following the Bible.

La previsione dell’autrice di un futuro presidente di colore degli Stati Uniti ha visto la sua realizzazione: il libro acquista così, ancora di più, il sapore del riscatto di generazioni oppresse dalla schiavitù. Valori come fratellanza e fede pervadono il libro, più che mai attuale nel mondo della globalizzazione.Adatto a: tutti, in particolare: a tutti coloro che hanno sempre voluto accostarsi ad un grande classico della cultura americana e non ne hanno mai avuto l’occasione.

Charles Dickens once again gathers his favourite storytellers around him and 'conducts' the story of 'The Wreck of the Golden Mary'. Dickens leads, Percy Fitzgerald, Harriet Parr, Adelaide Anne Procter, and others follow....

This intensely dramatic and moving novel has remained a best-selling classic since it was first published in 1852. The slaves Eliza and George make a desperate bid to escape to Canada, while Uncle Tom is sold to two successive and very different owners. Abraham Lincoln himself acknowledged the role played by this seminal text in the Civil War, the aim of which was (in part) to emancipate the slaves of the southern states.

Kiedy w Stanach Zjednoczonych uchwalono ustawę przeciwko ukrywaniu zbiegłych czarnoskórych niewolników, Harriet Elisabeth Stowe podjęła się opisania stosowanych wobec nich bezwzględności i przemocy. "Chata wuja Toma" opowiada o tych, którzy zmuszeni do niewolniczej posługi, mimo upokorzeń starają się zachować godność. Główny bohater wierzy, że dopóki ma możliwość wyboru pomiędzy dobrem a złem, pozostaje człowiekiem wolnym. Przejmująca historia o uniwersalnych wartościach: o miłości, przebaczeniu i nadziei na lepsze czasy.

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Setä Tuomon tupa on tarina keski-ikäisestä orjasta Tuomosta, jonka tämän isäntä, kentuckylainen maanviljelijä, aikoo myydä maksaakseen velkansa. Näin Tuomo joutuu eroon vaimostaan ja lapsestaan, kun hänet myydään orjamarkkinoilla ja lähetetään pois. Tuomo matkaa jokilautalla pitkin suurta Mississippi-jokea ja päätyy dramaattisen matkansa päätteeksi pahantahtoisen maanomistajan Simon Legreen palvelukseen. Tuomolle matkasta muodostuu sisäinen, hengellinen matka. Lukukokemuksena tarina on väistämättömän sydäntäsärkevä.

While often brutal and cruel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a realistic look at the horrors of slavery and the vast enormity of the struggles slaves went through, and was Stowe’s great effort at demonstrating to a wide audience the evils of their society and igniting empathy in readers’ hearts. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an influential American author and abolitionist. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is the most well-known of her 30 books, and was a great source of inspiration and energy for the anti-slavery fighters.