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The Planter's Northern Bride
''The Planter's Northern Bride'' is an 1854 novel written by Caroline Lee Hentz, in response to the publication of ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852. Overview Unlike other examples of anti-Tom literature (aka "plantation literature"), the title ''The Planter's Northern Bride'' is not a pun on ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (as was the case with '' Uncle Robin, in His Cabin in Virginia, and Tom Without One in Boston'' (1853)). The novel, unlike previous examples of plantation literature, criticized abolitionism in the United States and how easily anti-slavery organisations such as the Underground Railroad could be manipulated by pro-slavery superiors – a concept previously discussed in Rev. Baynard Rush Hall's earlier anti-Tom novel, '' Frank Freeman's Barber Shop'' (1852). Plot The book's main character is Eulalia, a young daughter of an abolitionist from New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Lee Hentz
Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800, Lancaster, Massachusetts – February 11, 1856, Marianna, Florida) was an American novelist and author, most noted for her defenses of slavery and opposition to the abolitionist movement. Her widely read ''The Planter's Northern Bride'' (1854) was one of the genre known as anti-Tom novels, by which writers responded to Harriet Beecher Stowe's bestselling anti-slavery novel, '' Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852). Early life Caroline Hentz was born June 1, 1800, as Caroline Lee Whiting, to Colonel John and Orpah Whiting in Lancaster, Massachusetts. The youngest of eight children, Caroline was raised in a patriotic family. Her father served as a Continental soldier in the Revolutionary War and three of her brothers fought in the War of 1812. As a child, Whiting attended a private school run by Jared Sparks. By the time she was twelve, she had already composed a fantasy about the Far East, as well as a play. At seventeen she was teaching at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |