The Christian Slave
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The Christian Slave is a historical fiction novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, published in 1855. The story is set in the southern United States during the antebellum period and follows the life of a young slave girl named Emily. Emily is a devout Christian who is mistreated by her owner, Colonel Gaither, and his family. Despite her hardships, Emily remains faithful to her religion and finds comfort in her faith.The novel explores themes of slavery, religion, and social justice. Stowe uses Emily's story to highlight the hypocrisy of slave owners who claim to be Christians but treat their slaves inhumanely. The book also delves into the psychological effects of slavery on both the slaves and their owners.The Christian Slave was written as a response to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, which made it illegal to aid runaway slaves. Stowe's novel was intended to raise awareness about the horrors of slavery and to inspire readers to take action against it.The book was well-received by critics and readers alike, and it helped to further fuel the abolitionist movement in the United States. Today, The Christian Slave is considered an important work of literature that sheds light on a dark period in American history.Dramatization of Uncle Tom's Cabin that Ms. Stowe prepared.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, she was raised in a deeply religious family and educated in a seminary school run by her elder sister. In her adult life, Stowe married biblical scholar and abolitionist Calvin Ellis Stowe, who would later go on to work as Harriet’s literary agent, and the two participated in the Underground Railroad by providing temporary refuge for escaped slaves travelling to the American North. Shortly before the outbreak of the American Civil War, Stowe published her most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a stark and sympathetic depiction of the desperate lives of African American slaves. The book went on to see unprecedented sales, and informed American and European attitudes towards abolition. In the years leading up to her death, suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, Stowe is said to have begun re-writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin, almost word-for-word, believing that she was writing the original manuscript once again. Stowe died in July 1, 1896 at the age of eighty-five.
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