Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811 – 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She is best known for her novel “Uncle Tom's Cabin,” which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans. “Pink and White Tyranny” is a comedy of manners on the institution of marriage in the nineteenth century. The main character, Lillie Ellis, has been spoiled, petted, and flattered since the day she was born. When she tricks the adoring and upright John Seymour into marriage, it is unclear who is the victim and who is the victimizer.
The first of Stowe's society novels, this amusing tale tells the story of a spoiled, gold-digging belle named Lillie Ellis and the upstanding but unfortunate man who is duped into...
Pink and White Tyranny Harriet Beecher Stowe
This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
Pink and White Tyranny: A Society Novel.Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author.
pink and white tyranny From Harriet Beecher Stowe
This book is a light comic story about a frivolous young girl who marries for money.
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This ""society novel,"" instead, is a critique of the nineteenth-century's dominant view that women should use their femininity to gain power.
Lillie Ellis, a professional belle, has been spoiled, petted, and flattered since the day she was born.... Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe ( June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author.