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Created work using copy of ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' in my possession
'''''Aunt Phillis's Cabin; Or, Southern Life As It Is''''' (also known as simply '''''Aunt Phillis's Cabin''''') was a novel written by Mary Henderson Eastman in reaction to ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', and was first published in 1852, the same year ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' first appeared in book form.
== Overview ==
''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' was one of several pro-slavery novels that were written in response to ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', which was seen in the South of the [[United States]] as inaccurately depicting the concept of slaveholding<ref>http://www.enotes.com/uncle-toms/</ref>. Eight of these novels were published in 1852 alone<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4113/is_200501/ai_n9483519/</ref>, with ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' being among the first.
== Plot ==
''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' follows the social lives on a plantation somewhere in [[Virginia]]. The black slaves - here presented as being loyal to their benign, caring masters - are pious, temperamental, and happy, claiming that it was the will of the Lord [[God]] to make them slaves. Eastman supports this argument by citing areas of the [[Bible]] throughout her book, including Genesis 9:27<ref>Preface to ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' - M.H. Eastman (1852)</ref> and various sections from the Book of Deuteronomy.<ref>Preface to ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' - M.H. Eastman (1852)</ref>
== See Also ==
*''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''
== References ==
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== External Links ==
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16741 ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' at Project Gutenberg]
*[http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/proslav/eastmanhp.html ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' at the University of Virginia]
[[Category:Literature]]
== Overview ==
''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' was one of several pro-slavery novels that were written in response to ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'', which was seen in the South of the [[United States]] as inaccurately depicting the concept of slaveholding<ref>http://www.enotes.com/uncle-toms/</ref>. Eight of these novels were published in 1852 alone<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4113/is_200501/ai_n9483519/</ref>, with ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' being among the first.
== Plot ==
''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' follows the social lives on a plantation somewhere in [[Virginia]]. The black slaves - here presented as being loyal to their benign, caring masters - are pious, temperamental, and happy, claiming that it was the will of the Lord [[God]] to make them slaves. Eastman supports this argument by citing areas of the [[Bible]] throughout her book, including Genesis 9:27<ref>Preface to ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' - M.H. Eastman (1852)</ref> and various sections from the Book of Deuteronomy.<ref>Preface to ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' - M.H. Eastman (1852)</ref>
== See Also ==
*''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]''
== References ==
{{reflist}}
== External Links ==
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16741 ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' at Project Gutenberg]
*[http://www.iath.virginia.edu/utc/proslav/eastmanhp.html ''Aunt Phillis's Cabin'' at the University of Virginia]
[[Category:Literature]]