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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is Harriet Beecher Stowe's abolitionist masterpiece. The titular Uncle Tom is the slave of Mr. Shelby, the proprietor of a certain estate in Kentucky, which has fallen into disorder in consequence of the speculative habits of its owner, who, at the opening of the tale, is forced to part not only with Uncle Tom, but with a young quadroom woman named Eliza, the servant of Mrs. Shelby, and wife of George Harris, a slave upon a neighboring estate. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe was an abolitionist and her book is a vehement and unrestrained argument in favor of her creed.

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The second best-selling book of the 19th century, behind only the Bible, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is Harriet Beecher Stowe’s classic anti-slavery novel. First published in 1852, the work is a seminal piece of abolitionist literature which helped spur the country towards Civil War. The story centers on the lives of several slaves of a Kentucky farmer named Arthur Shelby. Mounting debts forces the farmer to sell two of his slaves, Uncle Tom, a middle-aged man with a wife and children, and Harry, the son of Eliza, the family’s maid. Fearing separation from her child, Eliza runs away with her son and reunites with her husband George, also an escaped slave, planning to travel north to Canada. Meanwhile Tom is sold and placed on a Mississippi river boat where he befriends a young white girl named Eva, whose father Augustine St. Clare purchases him and takes him to their home in New Orleans. What follows for Tom is a tragic set of circumstances which highlighted the brutal reality of slavery in early 19th century America.

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We return for another selection of 25 ghost stories in the classic tradition – chosen from the vast storehouse of history's fiction for your personal delectation. As in our last meeting, we remind you that there are many kinds of ghosts, from the kind to cruel, the savage to the sad, and readers should not always assume they know just which they've gotten in any particular tale. Included are:<P> THE SEVENTH MAN, by A.T. Quiller-Couch<BR> THE PHANTOM COACH, by Amelia B. Edwards<BR> AT THE DIP OF THE ROAD, by Mary Louisa Molesworth<BR> A TERRIBLE VENGEANCE, by Charlotte Riddell<BR> THE LADY'S MAID'S BELL, by Edith Wharton<BR> A PAIR OF HANDS, by A.T. Quiller-Couch<BR> THE GHOST IN ALL THE ROOMS, by Daniel Defoe<BR> THE MYSTERY OF THE SEMI-DETACHED, by Edith Nesbit<BR> THE GHOSTLY RENTAL, by Henry James<BR> THE SOUL OF LAPLOSHKA, by Saki<BR> THE OLD HOUSE IN VAUXHALL WALK<BR> THE GHOST IN THE MILL, by Harriet Beecher Stowe<BR> JOHN GRANGER, by Mary E. Braddon<BR> AN ITINERANT HOUSE, by Emma Frances Dawson<BR> THE PHANTOM MODEL: A WAPPING ROMANCE, by Hume Nisbet<BR> THE BEGGAR WOMAN OF LOCARNO, by Heinrich von Kleist<BR> A SET OF CHESSMEN, by Richard Marsh<BR> IN THE CONFESSIONAL, by Amelia B. Edwards<BR> M. ANASTASIUS by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik<BR> THE DOOMED MAN, by Dick Donovan<BR> THE GHOST-SHIP, by Richard Middleton<BR> A GHOST-CHILD, by Bernard Capes<BR> THE SAND-WALKER, by Fergus Hume<BR> THE UNDERGROUND GHOST, by John Berwick Harwood<BR> H.P., by Sabine Baring-Gould<P> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 200+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!

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Thanksgiving is an American tradition, celebrating the coming of autumn, the bounty of the harvest, the peaceful coexistence of the Pilgrims and the Native Americans, football, family – and, of course, the obligatory celebration feast. Here are 35 tales celebrating Thanksgiving in all its forms, by classic authors you know and love (O. Henry, Harriet Becher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne) and others who may be new to you.<P> Included are:<P> TWO THANKSGIVING DAY GENTLEMEN, by O. Henry<BR> HENRY HERBERT'S THANKSGIVING, by W.H.H. Murray<BR> JOHN NORTON'S THANKSGIVING PARTY, by W.H.H. Murray<BR> ANN MARY: HER TWO THANKSGIVINGS, by Mary Wilkins Freeman<BR> GRAND'THER BALDWIN’S THANKSGIVING, by Horatio Alger<BR> SKINNY'S TURKEY DINNER, by Mary E. Marcy<BR> EZRA’S THANKSGIVIN' OUT WEST, by Eugene Field<BR> WHO ATE THE DOLLY'S DINNER? by Isabel Gordon Curtis<BR> THE KINGDOM OF THE GREEDY, by P. J. Stahl<BR> THANKFUL, by Mary Wilkins Freeman<BR> BEETLE RING'S THANKSGIVING MASCOT, by Sheldon C. Stoddard<BR> MISTRESS ESTEEM ELLIOTT'S MOLASSES CAKE, by Kate Upson Clark<BR> THE FIRST THANKSGIVING, by Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball<BR> THANKSGIVING AT TODD'S ASYLUM, by Winthrop Packard<BR> HOW WE KEPT THANKSGIVING AT OLDTOWN, by Harriet Beecher Stowe<BR> WISHBONE VALLEY, by R. K. Munkittrick<BR> PATEM'S SALMAGUNDI, by E. S. Brooks<BR> MRS. NOVEMBER'S DINNER PARTY, by Agnes Carr<BR> THE VISIT, by Maud Lindsay<BR> BERT'S THANKSGIVING, by J. T. Trowbridge<BR> JOHN INGLEFIELD'S THANKSGIVING, by Nathaniel Hawthorne<BR> HOW OBADIAH BROUGHT ABOUT A THANKSGIVING, by Emily Hewitt Leland<BR> THE WHITE TURKEY'S WING, by Sophie Swett<BR> THE THANKSGIVING GOOSE, by Fannie Wilder Brown<BR> AN ENGLISH DINNER OF THANKSGIVING, by George Eliot<BR> CHIP'S THANKSGIVING, by Annie Hamilton Donnell<BR> THE MASTER OF THE HARVEST, by Mrs. Alfred Gatty<BR> A THANKSGIVING DINNER, by Edna Payson Brett<BR> TWO OLD BOYS, by Pauline Shackleford Colyar<BR> A THANKSGIVING DINNER THAT FLEW AWAY, by Hezekiah Butterworth<BR> MON-DAW-MIN, OR THE ORIGIN OF INDIAN CORN, by H. R. Schoolcraft<BR> A MYSTERY IN THE KITCHEN, by Olive Thorne Miller<BR> AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING, by Rose Terry Cooke<BR> 1800 AND FROZE TO DEATH, by C. A. Stephens<P> If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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Selling more than 300,000 copies the first year it was published, Stowe's powerful abolitionist novel fueled the fire of the human rights debate in 1852. Denouncing the institution of slavery in dramatic terms, the incendiary novel quickly draws the reader into the world of slaves and their masters. Stowe's characters are powerfully and humanly realized in Uncle Tom, a majestic and heroic slave whose faith and dignity are never corrupted; Eliza and her husband, George, who elude slave catchers and eventually flee a country that condones slavery; Simon Legree, a brutal plantation owner; Little Eva, who suffers emotionally and physically from the suffering of slaves; and fun-loving Topsy, Eva's slave playmate. Critics, scholars, and students are today revisiting this monumental work with a new objectivity, focusing on Stowe&#8217;s compelling portrayal of women and the novel's theological underpinnings.

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Christmas–the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all–filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. <P> But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long. Here are 29 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From C. C. MacApp's view of a Christmas future to Jacob A. Riis's gut-wrenching portraits of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to William J. Locke's reenactment of the tale of the Three Wise Men, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year. So sit back and relive your memories once again, as recreated through the eyes of some of the finest writers of their time! <P> Included in this volume: <P> INTRODUCTION, by Robert Reginald<BR> THE BLOSSOMING ROD, by Mary Stewart Cutting<BR> AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C.C. MacApp<BR> A REVERSIBLE SANTA CLAUS, by Meredith Nicholson<BR> BEASLEY’S CHRISTMAS PARTY, by Booth Tarkington<BR> A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY: THE STORY OF THREE WISE MEN, by William John Locke<BR> BETTY’S BRIGHT IDEA, by Harriet Beecher Stowe<BR> THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND, by Harriet Beecher Stowe<BR> THE LADY ERMETTA; or, The Sleeping Secret<BR> MR. KRIS KRINGLE: A CHRISTMAS TALE, by S. Weir Mitchell<BR> ROSEMARY: A CHRISTMAS STORY, by C. N. & A. M. Williamson<BR> THE CHRISTMAS CHILD, by Hesba Stretton<BR> THE LITTLE GRAY LADY, by F. Hopkinson Smith<BR> THE ROMANCE OF A CHRISTMAS CARD, by Kate Douglas Wiggin<BR> MR. BAMBOO AND THE HONORABLE LITTLE GOD, by Fannie C. MacAulay<BR> MRS. BUDLONG’S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, by Rupert Hughes<BR> THE OAK TREE’S CHRISTMAS GIFT, by Julian Hawthorne<BR> THE LONG HILLSIDE: A CHRISTMAS HARE-HUNT IN OLD VIRGINIA, by Thomas Nelson Page<BR> CANDLE AND CRIB, by K. F. Purdon<BR> TOLD AFTER SUPPER, by Jerome K. Jerome<BR> NIBSY’S CHRISTMAS, by Jacob A. Riis<BR> WHAT THE CHRISTMAS SUN SAW IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis<BR> SKIPPY OF SCRABBLE ALLEY, by Jacob A. Riis<BR> UNCLE NOAH’S CHRISTMAS INSPIRATION, by Leona Dalrymple<BR> THE TRUCE OF GOD, by Mary Roberts Rinehart<BR> THE GIFT OF THE MAGI, by O. Henry<BR> THE LITTLE MIXER, by Lillian Nicholson Shearon<BR> THE POTATO CHILD, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury<BR> A STORY THAT NEVER ENDS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury<BR> A NAZARETH CHRISTMAS, by Mrs. Charles J. Woodbury<BR> <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Megapack» to see other volumes in the series, from science fiction to ghost stories to mysteries…and many more!

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This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works – the Œuvre – of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook – 14860 pages easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Uncle Tom's Cabin • My Wife and I • The Minister's Wooing • Uncle Tom's Cabin, Young Folks' Edition • American Woman's Home: Or, Principles of Domestic Science; and Catharine Esther Beecher • Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England • Oldtown Fireside Stories • Life of • Household Papers and Stories • Pink and White Tyranny • Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom's CabinUnknown and • The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine • Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands • The Salem witchcraft, The planchette mystery, and Modern spiritualism and Phrenological Journal • The May Flower, and Miscellaneous Writings • The Chimney-Corner • Agnes of Sorrento • Palmetto-Leaves • Lady Byron Vindicated • Men of Our Times • Lady Byron Vindicated • Queer Little Folks • Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands • Uncle Tom's Cabin: Entrance of Topsy and Len Spencer • He's Coming To-Morrow • Religious Poems • etc.

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