美利坚民族：美国历史 迫近的危机（2）

The American Nation：A History of the United States

迫近的危机（2） 斯托的著名小说讲述了耶稣般的奴隶汤姆大叔默默忍受魔鬼自人看守者两门·利格里残酷虐待的动人心魄的故事。本书于1851年出版，成为具有压倒优势的最畅销书。第一年就卖出30万册，10年内卖出两百多万册．成为按人口比例而言的空前的最畅销书。被改编为剧本的《汤姆叔叔的小屋》，在整个19世纪大受欢迎，读者群更加扩大。小说中的很多场景，如艾利萨为获得自由携子越过冰封的俄亥俄河、汤姆被卖到南方时为他的孩子痛哭、小爱娃之死，都属于美国文学所有作品中的最著名段落。

The Coming Crisis（2） Stowe＇s famous novel told a poignant story of the Christ-like slave Uncle Tom, who patiently endured the cruel treatment of an evil white overseer, Simon Legree. Published in 1851, it was a runaway best seller. More than 300 000 copies were sold in the first year, had within ten years the book had sold more than 2 million copies, becoming the alltime American best seller in proportion to population. Turned into a play that remained popular throughout the nineteenth century, Uncle Tom＇s Cabin reached an even wider audience. Scenes from the novel such as that of Eliza carrying her son across the ice-chocked Ohio River to freedom,