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Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Chapter 11: home again, 1853-1856. (search)
sses, from the aristocratic, tyrannical planter to the oppressed and poor white, which is the result of the introduction of slave labor. It is also an object to display the corruption of Christianity which arises from the same source; a corruption that has gradually lowered the standard of the church, North and South, and been productive of more infidelity than the works of all the encyclopaedists put together. The story of Dred was suggested by the famous negro insurrection, led by Nat Turner, in Eastern Virginia in 1831. In this affair one of the principal participators was named Dred. An interesting incident connected with the writing of Dred is vividly remembered by Mrs. Stowe's daughters. One sultry summer night there arose a terrific thunder-storm, with continuous flashes of lightning and incessant rumbling and muttering of thunder, every now and then breaking out into sharp, crashing reports followed by torrents of rain. The two young girls, trembling with fear, g
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Chapter 13: old scenes revisited, 1856. (search)
Mrs. Gaskell seems lovely at home, where besides being a writer she proves herself to be a first-class housekeeper, and performs all the duties of a minister's wife. After spending a delightful day with her I came here to the beautiful Dingle, which is more enchanting than ever. I am staying with Mrs. Edward Cropper, Lord Denman's daughter. I want you to tell Aunt Mary that Mr. Ruskin lives with his father at a place called Denmark Hill, Camberwell. He has told me that the gallery of Turner pictures there is open to me or my friends at any time of the day or night. Both young and old Mr. Ruskin are fine fellows, sociable and hearty, and will cordially welcome any of my friends who desire to look at their pictures. I write in haste, as I must be aboard the ship tomorrow at eight o'clock. So good-by, my dear girls, from your ever affectionate mother. Her last letter written before sailing was to Lady Byron, and serves to show how warm an intimacy had sprung up between them
Charles E. Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe compiled from her letters and journals by her son Charles Edward Stowe, Index. (search)
Reading and teaching, 139. Religion and humanity, George Eliot on, 462. Religious poems, date of, 490. Revue des Deux Mondes on Dred, 290. Riots in Cincinnati and anti-slavery agitation, 85. Roenne, Baron de, visits Professor Stowe, 102. Roman politics in 1861, 358. Rome, H. B. S.'s journey to, 294; impressions of, 300. Ruskin, John, letters to H. B. S. from, on The minister's Wooing, 336; on his dislike of America, but love for American friends, 354. Ruskin and Turner, 313. S. Saint-Beuve, H. B. S.'s liking for, 474. pared with, 481. Salisbury, Mr., interest of in Uncle Tom's Cabin, 191. Salons, French, 289. Sand, George, reviewsUncle Tom's Cabin, 196. Scotland, H. B. S.'s first visit to, 209. Scott, Walter, Lyman Beecher's opinion of, when discussing novel-reading, 25; monument in Edinburgh, 217. Sea, H. B. S.'s nervous horror of, 307. Sea-voyages, H. B. S. on, 205. Semi-Colon Club, H. B. S. becomes a member of, 68. Shaft