Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe serves as a companion guide to the iconic novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. In this insightful work, Stowe provides detailed explanations and background information on the characters, settings, and themes found in her original novel.

The book offers readers a deeper understanding of the powerful message and impact of Uncle Tom's Cabin, shedding light on the social issues of the time and the author's motivations for writing the story. Stowe's commentary adds layers of complexity to the narrative, helping readers to appreciate the depth and significance of the original novel.

With its thorough analysis and valuable insights, Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin is a must-read for fans of the classic novel and anyone interested in exploring the historical and cultural context of Stowe's work. It is a valuable resource for students, scholars, and casual readers alike, enriching the reading experience and providing a fresh perspective on this timeless literary masterpiece.

Book Description:
After the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which many claim sparked off the Civil War that put an end to legalized slavery in America, there was a great outcry that Stowe had blown her fictional story out of all proportion to the facts. She was viewed by some as an irresponsible monster. Stowe defended herself by painstakingly publishing this Key, describing the actual people, incidents, statutes, court cases, news articles, advertisements, and published facts from whence she drew her material. She didn’t make anything up! Additionally, throughout this key, Stowe vents her own very strong opinions on the shameful practice of slavery, and examines, especially in Part IV, the failure of organized Christendom in both America and Europe to put a stop to the barbarity. "We must repudiate, with determined severity, the blasphemous doctrine of property in human beings." She and her famous brother, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, were very active in the Underground Railroad, raising money and endangering themselves to save countless lives. - Summary by Michele Fry