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Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal SwampHarriet Beecher Stowe

Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

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Original author: Harriet Beecher Stowe

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"Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp" by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a novel published in 1856. The story follows Nina Gordon, a young plantation heiress, and the enslaved people on her failing estate, including her capable administrator Harry and the devout Milly. At its center stands Dred, a revolutionary maroon leader hiding in the Great Dismal Swamp, who preaches violent retribution against slavery. Stowe's second anti-slavery novel presents a more radical vision than "Uncle Tom's Cabin," featuring a black revolutionary inspired by real slave insurrection leaders.

Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp, by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #55012.

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61 Chapters

  1. 1.Preface779 words
  2. 2.Chapter I: The Mistress of Canema3,373 words
  3. 3.Chapter II: Clayton4,140 words
  4. 4.Chapter III: The Clayton Family and Sister Anne3,421 words
  5. 5.Chapter IV: The Gordon Family7,010 words
  6. 6.Chapter V: Harry and His Wife5,757 words
  7. 7.Chapter VI: The Dilemma4,087 words
  8. 8.Chapter VII: Consultation1,654 words
  9. 9.Chapter VIII: Old Tiff7,260 words
  10. 10.Chapter IX: The Death1,738 words
  11. 11.Chapter X: The Preparation3,749 words
  12. 12.Chapter XI: The Lovers4,324 words
  13. 13.Chapter XII: Explanations5,923 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIII: Tom Gordon6,454 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIV: Aunt Nesbit's Loss3,461 words
  16. 16.Chapter XV: Mr. Jekyl's Opinions2,211 words
  17. 17.Chapter XVI: Milly's Story6,462 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVII: Uncle John4,652 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII: Dred2,817 words
  20. 20.Chapter XIX: The Conspirators4,093 words
  21. 21.Chapter XX: Summer Talk at Canema4,161 words
  22. 22.Chapter XXI: Tiff's Preparations2,573 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXII: The Worshippers4,777 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII: The Camp-Meeting11,064 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV: Life in the Swamps2,615 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXV: More Summer Talk5,161 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI: Milly's Return1,986 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII: The Trial2,732 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII: Magnolia Grove5,780 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX: The Troubadour4,021 words
  31. 31.Chapter XXX: Tiff's Garden3,235 words
  1. 32.Chapter XXXI: The Warning1,602 words
  2. 33.Chapter XXXII: The Morning Star2,269 words
  3. 34.Chapter XXXIII: The Legal Decision3,901 words
  4. 35.Chapter XXXIV: The Cloud Bursts4,087 words
  5. 36.Chapter XXXV: The Voice in the Wilderness1,386 words
  6. 37.Chapter XXXVI: The Evening Star2,532 words
  7. 38.Chapter XXXVII: The Tie Breaks2,525 words
  8. 39.Chapter XXXVIII: The Purpose2,619 words
  9. 40.Chapter XXXIX: The New Mother2,082 words
  10. 41.Chapter XL: The Flight Into Egypt4,507 words
  11. 42.Chapter XLI: The Clerical Conference4,505 words
  12. 43.Chapter XLII: The Result3,382 words
  13. 44.Chapter XLIII: The Slave's Argument3,838 words
  14. 45.Chapter XLIV: The Desert3,187 words
  15. 46.Chapter XLV: Jegar Sahadutha3,954 words
  16. 47.Chapter XLVI: Frank Russel's Opinions3,304 words
  17. 48.Chapter XLVII: Tom Gordon's Plans1,819 words
  18. 49.Chapter XLVIII: Lynch Law4,727 words
  19. 50.Chapter XLIX: More Violence2,178 words
  20. 51.Chapter L: Engedi3,216 words
  21. 52.Chapter LI: The Slave Hunt1,770 words
  22. 53.Chapter LII: "all Over."2,236 words
  23. 54.Chapter LIII: The Burial1,628 words
  24. 55.Chapter LIV: The Escape3,122 words
  25. 56.Chapter LV: Lynch Law Again4,645 words
  26. 57.Chapter LVI: Flight2,325 words
  27. 58.Chapter LVII: Clear Shining After Rain1,503 words
  28. 59.Appendix: I4,420 words
  29. 60.Appendix: II4,526 words
  30. 61.Appendix: III6,502 words