"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" by Harriet Beecher Stowe, is a story set in the 1800s South that looks at slavery and right and wrong through the relationships between people of different classes. We meet Nina Gordon, a rich young woman who seems happy but also faces moral questions about slavery. At first, she seems caught up in her own world, thinking about social events and who she might marry, like the mysterious Edward Clayton. But as Nina talks with others, the story hints at the serious problems caused by slavery and what people in her position should do about it. This contrast between Nina's life and the issue of slavery is just the start of a story of complicated emotions and growing relationships.
Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp
By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Amidst a world of lavish parties and potential suitors, a privileged Southern heiress grapples with the gnawing moral complexities of slavery.
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About the AuthorHarriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings as well as for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
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