Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowewas an American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNon-Fiction Author
Date of Birth14 June 1811
CityLitchfield, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Harriet Beecher Stowe quotes about
Let us never doubt everything that ought to happen is going to happen.
The longest way must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning.
A ship is a beauty and a mystery wherever we see it ...
intemperance in eating is one of the most fruitful of all causes of disease and death.