Harriet Beecher Stowe

author

Harriet Beecher Stowe

1811–1896

Best known for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin, this influential 19th-century American author helped turn a novel into a force in the fight against slavery. Her work reached a huge audience and made her one of the most widely read writers of her time.

52 Audiobooks

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

De kleine vossen

De kleine vossen

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Queer little people

Queer little people

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

House and Home Papers Seventh Edition

House and Home Papers Seventh Edition

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Chimney-Corner

The Chimney-Corner

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom's Cabin

Pictures and Stories from Uncle Tom's Cabin

by Unknown, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Pikku kettuja

Pikku kettuja

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

The Minister's Wooing

The Minister's Wooing

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Religious Studies, Sketches and Poems

Religious Studies, Sketches and Poems

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Palmetto-Leaves

Palmetto-Leaves

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Tuomo sedän tupa

Tuomo sedän tupa

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Onkel Toms Hytte

Onkel Toms Hytte

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Pikku haltijoita

Pikku haltijoita

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

De Negerhut

De Negerhut

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Setä Tuomon tupa

Setä Tuomon tupa

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Dr. Hardhack's Prescription: A Play for Children in Four Acts

Dr. Hardhack's Prescription: A Play for Children in Four Acts

by K. McDowell (Katharine McDowell) Rice, Harriet Beecher Stowe

Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives

Poganuc People: Their Loves and Lives

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Religious Poems

Religious Poems

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Oldtown Fireside Stories

Oldtown Fireside Stories

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Agnes of Sorrento

Agnes of Sorrento

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Little Foxes

Little Foxes

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Queer Little Folks

Queer Little Folks

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Household Papers and Stories

Household Papers and Stories

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

He's Coming To-Morrow

He's Coming To-Morrow

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

About the author

Born in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe grew up in the prominent Beecher family and became an author, teacher, and outspoken abolitionist. She lived for periods in Cincinnati and later in Brunswick, Maine, experiences that deepened her understanding of the national conflict over slavery.

Her most famous book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852), brought the cruelty of slavery before a vast readership in the United States and abroad. The novel became a cultural phenomenon and helped strengthen antislavery feeling, securing her place as one of the most important literary voices of the 19th century.

Stowe wrote many other books and articles over a long career, but she remains most closely associated with the moral urgency and emotional power of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She died in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1896, leaving behind a body of work that still shapes conversations about literature, reform, and American history.