Note on the Text

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction ix
4. Note on the Text xxvii
5. Chronology of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Life xxix
6. Preface 1
7. I. In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity 5
8. II. The Mother 18
9. III. The Husband and Father 23
10. IV. An Evening in Uncle Tom’s Cabin 30
11. V. Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners 45
12. VI. Discovery 56
13. VII. The Mother’s Struggle 68
14. VIII. Eliza’s Escape 85
15. IX. In Which It Appears That a Senator Is But a Man 104
16. X. The Property Is Carried Off 124
17. XI. In Which Property Gets into an Improper State of Mind 137
18. XII. Select Incident of Lawful Trade 154
19. XIII. The Quaker Settlement 175
20. XIV. Evangeline 187
21. XV. Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters 200
22. XVI. Tom’s Mistress and Her Opinions 220
23. XVII. The Freeman’s Defence 244
24. XVIII. Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions 265
25. XIX. Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions, Continued 285
26. XX. Topsy 309
27. XXI. Kentuck 328
28. XXII. “The Grass Withereth—The Flower Fadeth” 335
29. XXIII. Henrique 345
30. XXIV. Foreshadowings 355
31. XXV. The Little Evangelist 363
32. XXVI. Death 370
33. XXVII. “This Is the Last of Earth” 387
34. XXVIII. Reunion 397
35. XXIX. The Unprotected 416
36. XXX. The Slave Warehouse 426
37. XXXI. The Middle Passage 439
38. XXXII. Dark Places 447
39. XXXIII. Cassy 458
40. XXXIV. The Quadroon’s Story 468
41. XXXV. The Tokens 481
42. XXXVI. Emmeline and Cassy 489
43. XXXVII. Liberty 498
44. XXXVIII. The Victory 506
45. XXXIX. The Stratagem 519
46. XL. The Martyr 532
47. XLI. The Young Master 541
48. XLII. An Authentic Ghost Story 549
49. XLIII. Results 558
50. XLIV. The Liberator 568
51. XLV. Concluding Remarks 573
52. Selected Bibliography 585