Which American author wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'?

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” the influential antislavery novel published in book form in 1852. The story portrays the cruelty of slavery through the experiences of enslaved characters, including the deeply religious Tom, whose treatment exposes the violence and injustice of the system.

Stowe was born into the prominent Beecher family and became an abolitionist writer. She began publishing the novel as a serial in the antislavery newspaper The National Era on June 5, 1851. The installments appeared weekly before the complete work was issued in two volumes by John P. Jewett and Company.

The novel became an international bestseller and influenced public opinion in the Northern United States and Britain. Its impact was significant, though modern readers and scholars also criticize some of its racial stereotypes and sentimental conventions. The phrase “Uncle Tom” later acquired a derogatory meaning that differs sharply from the character’s original portrayal.

Stowe wrote many other books, but “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” remains her best-known work. It is often discussed as an important cultural force in the years before the American Civil War.