Meanwhile, the title character is killed by Simon Legree for keeping  their secret.
Its publication in 1852 intensified sectional conflicts but it was also the best-selling  novel of the century. Minor characters include the little girl Eva as well as Cassy and  Emmeline, who meet Eliza's family in Canada before continuing on to France and  later Liberia. Meanwhile, the title character is killed by Simon Legree for keeping  their secret. FTP name this influential anti-slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher  Stowe.
Its publication in 1852 intensified sectional conflicts but it was also the best-selling  novel of the century.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin