Dred : a tale of the great dismal swamp / / by Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's cabin" ; edited by Judie Newman
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Stowe Harriet Beecher <1811-1896, >
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| Titolo: |
Dred : a tale of the great dismal swamp / / by Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's cabin" ; edited by Judie Newman
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| Pubblicazione: | Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 1992 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (751 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 813.3 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political fiction |
| Slavery | |
| Fugitive slaves | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Dismal Swamp (N.C. and Va.) Fiction |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Political fiction |
| Persona (resp. second.): | NewmanJudie |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Volume I of Dred -- Chapter I The Mistress of Canema -- Chapter II Clayton -- Chapter III The Clayton Family and Sister Anne -- Chapter IV The Gordon Family -- Chapter V Harry and His Wife -- Chapter VI The Dilemma -- Chapter VII Consultation -- Chapter VIII Old Tiff -- Chapter IX The Death -- Chapter X The Preparation -- Chapter XI The Lovers -- Chapter XII Explanations -- Chapter XIII Tom Gordon -- Chapter XIV Aunt Nesbit's Loss -- rChapter XV Mr. Jekyl's Opinions -- Chapter XVI Milly's Story -- Chapter XVII Uncle John -- Chapter XVIII Dred -- Chapter XIX The Conspirators -- Chapter XX Summer Talk at Canema -- Chapter XXI Tiff's Preparations -- Chapter XXII The Worshippers -- Chapter XXIII The Camp-Meeting -- Volume II of Dred -- Chapter I Life in the Swamps -- Chapter II More Summer Talk -- Chapter III Milly's Return -- Chapter IV The Trial -- Chapter V Magnolia Grove -- Chapter VI The Troubadour -- Chapter VII Tiff's Garden -- Chapter VIII The Warning -- Chapter IX The Morning Star -- Chapter X The Legal Decision -- Chapter XI The Cloud Bursts -- Chapter XII The Voice in the Wilderness -- Chapter XIII The Evening Star -- Chapter XIV The Tie Breaks -- Chapter XV The Purpose -- Chapter XVI The New Mother -- Chapter XVII The Flight into Egypt -- Chapter XVIII The Clerical Conference -- Chapter XIX The Result -- Chapter XX The Slave's Argument -- Chapter XXI The Desert -- Chapter XXII Jegar Sahadutha -- Chapter XXIII Frank Russel's Opinions -- Chapter XXIV Tom Gordon's Plans -- Chapter XXV Lynch Law -- Chapter XXVI More Violence -- Chapter XXVII Engedi -- Chapter XXVIII The Slave Hunt -- Chapter XXIX "All Over" -- Chapter XXX The Burial -- Chapter XXXI The Escape -- Chapter XXXII Lynch Law Again -- Chapter XXXIII Flight -- Chapter XXXIV Clear Shining after Rain -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- Appendix III -- Editor's Notes |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Stowe's second anti-slavery novel is a primary text for students of literature and history - less well-known but now more pertinent than Uncle Tom's Cabin. This vigorous and compulsive read combines thought-provoking themes, rich characterisation, satire and sentiment. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Dred |
| ISBN: | 1-4744-0298-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910153237703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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