"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter's Home
Author | Robert Criswell |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | E-book |
Pages | c. 200 pp (May change depending on the publisher and the size of the text) |
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter's Home is an 1852 novel by Robert Criswell, combining elements of Anti-Tom literature and romantic fiction.[1]
Overview
The novel is one of several written in response to Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which had been criticised by writers from both North and South for its allegedly exaggerated and/or inaccurate depiction of slavery.[2]
However, despite being written initially as a response to Stowe, Criswell's novel is a romance novel depicting love between a northern woman and a southern plantation owner.[1] Slavery is largely ignored for most of the novel, save only for a brief discussion of Uncle Tom's Cabin in Chapter 12.[3]
Plot
The novel follows Eugene Buckingham, the only son of a
The Tennysons eventually make their way to South Carolina from New York, and after several philosophical discussions regarding American slavery, Eugene and Julia are allowed to marry. The story ends as the newlyweds embark on a ship to England for their honeymoon.
Publication
The novel was first published in 1852 in hardback form by D. Fanshaw of New York City.[1] It has been recently reprinted by Kessinger Publishing.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Criswell's Buckingham Hall
- ^ "Uncle Tom's Cabin Summary – eNotes.com". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Criswell, R. (1852) "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Contrasted with Buckingham Hall, the Planter's Home" New York: D. Fanshaw
External links
- text at the University of Virginia