# Uncle Tom’s Cabin — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

- [In Which the Reader Is Introduced to a Man of Humanity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-i-in-which-the-reader-is-introduced-to-a-man-of-humanity.md): Mr. Shelby, a Kentucky slaveholder, is forced by debt to negotiate with the slave trader Haley over the sale of two slaves: the faithful Tom and the young boy Harry. Eliza, Harry's mother, overhears part of the conversat
- [II: The Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-ii-the-mother.md): This chapter introduces Eliza, a beautiful quadroon slave raised as a favored servant by her mistress, and her husband George Harris, a talented mulatto slave who invented a hemp-cleaning machine. Despite his ingenuity, 
- [III: The Husband and Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-iii-the-husband-and-father.md): George Harris visits his wife Eliza and their son Harry, revealing the brutal treatment he endures under his master and his plan to escape to Canada. Eliza is torn between her faith and her fear for her family's future.
- [An Evening in Uncle Tom's Cabin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-iv-an-evening-in-uncle-tom-s-cabin.md): The chapter provides a detailed domestic portrait of Uncle Tom's cabin, focusing on Aunt Chloe's culinary pride and her preparation of supper for Tom and young Master George. It depicts Tom's literacy lesson with George,
- [Showing the Feelings of Living Property on Changing Owners](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-v-showing-the-feelings-of-living-property-on-changing-owners.md): Mr. and Mrs. Shelby discuss the sale of Tom and Harry to the slave trader Haley. Mrs. Shelby is horrified and pleads with her husband, offering her jewelry to save Eliza's child. Eliza overhears the conversation and reso

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- [VI: Discovery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-vi-discovery.md)
- [VII: The Mother’s Struggle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-vii-the-mother-s-struggle.md)
- [Eliza's Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-viii-eliza-s-escape.md)
- [IX: In Which It Appears That a Senator Is but a Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-ix-in-which-it-appears-that-a-senator-is-but-a-man.md)
- [X: The Property Is Carried Off](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-x-the-property-is-carried-off.md)
- [XI: In Which Property Gets Into an Improper State of Mind](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xi-in-which-property-gets-into-an-improper-state-of-mind.md)
- [XII: Select Incident of Lawful Trade](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xii-select-incident-of-lawful-trade.md)
- [The Quaker Settlement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xiii-the-quaker-settlement.md)
- [XIV: Evangeline](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xiv-evangeline.md)
- [XV: Of Tom’s New Master, and Various Other Matters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xv-of-tom-s-new-master-and-various-other-matters.md)
- [Tom's Mistress and Her Opinions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xvi-tom-s-mistress-and-her-opinions.md)
- [XVII: The Freeman’s Defense](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xvii-the-freeman-s-defense.md)
- [Miss Ophelia’s Experiences and Opinions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-i-xviii-miss-ophelia-s-experiences-and-opinions.md)
- [Miss Ophelia's Experiences and Opinions Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xix-miss-ophelia-s-experiences-and-opinions-continued.md)
- [Topsy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xx-topsy.md)
- [XXI: Kentuck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxi-kentuck.md)
- [XXII: “The Grass Withereth—The Flower Fadeth”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxii-the-grass-withereth-the-flower-fadeth.md)
- [Henrique](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiii-henrique.md)
- [XXIV: Foreshadowings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxiv-foreshadowings.md)
- [The Little Evangelist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxv-the-little-evangelist.md)
- [XXVI: Death](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvi-death.md)
- [XXVII: “This Is the Last of Earth”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxvii-this-is-the-last-of-earth.md)
- [Reunion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxviii-reunion.md)
- [The Unprotected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxix-the-unprotected.md)
- [XXX: The Slave Warehouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxx-the-slave-warehouse.md)
- [XXXI: The Middle Passage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxi-the-middle-passage.md)
- [Dark Places](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxii-dark-places.md)
- [The Quadroon's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxiv-the-quadroon-s-story.md)
- [XXXV: The Tokens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxv-the-tokens.md)
- [Emmeline and Cassy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxvi-emmeline-and-cassy.md)
- [Liberty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxvii-liberty.md)
- [XXXVIII: The Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxviii-the-victory.md)
- [The Stratagem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xxxix-the-stratagem.md)
- [The Martyr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xl-the-martyr.md)
- [The Young Master](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xli-the-young-master.md)
- [An Authentic Ghost Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xlii-an-authentic-ghost-story.md)
- [Results](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xliii-results.md)
- [The Liberator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xliv-the-liberator.md)
- [Concluding Remarks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-xlv-concluding-remarks.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/uncle_tom_s_cabin_se/chapters/volume-ii-endnotes.md)

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