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Harriet Beecher Stowe : Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp / Judie Newman.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©1992Description: 1 online resource (752 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781853310386
  • 9781474402989
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 813.3
LOC classification:
  • PS2954.D7 1992
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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

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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.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)