Uncle Tom's Cabin

In the classic 1852 novel that brought the abolitionists' message to the public conscience, a devoutly Christian slave becomes separated from his wife and family when he is sold to the brutal planter Simon Legree. Original.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a sensation upon its publication in 1852. In its first year it sold 300,000 copies, and has since been translated into more than twenty languages. This powerful story of one slave's unbreakable spirit holds an important place in American history, as it helped solidify the anti-slavery sentiments of the North, and moved a nation to civil war.