Harriet Beecher Stowe

2 4.5

An American writer who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a novel that helped people oppose slavery

proper noun
/ˈhærɪət ˈbiːtʃər stoʊ/

: Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote 'Uncle Tom's Cabin', a novel that highlighted the harsh realities of slavery.

Examples

Many literary scholars analyze how Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel shaped political discourse in the 19th century.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is often credited with influencing attitudes about slavery through her powerful writing.
In history class, we studied the impact that Harriet Beecher Stowe had on the abolitionist movement.
Harriet Beecher Stowe was a famous author.
Wow! Harriet Beecher Stowe changed history!
The works of Harriet Beecher Stowe played a crucial role in the American abolitionist movement.
Harriet Beecher Stowe is best known for her powerful depictions of slavery in her novels.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Harriet + Beecher + Stowe

This is a proper name referring to a specific historical author; the constituent tokens are personal names with no compositional semantics that would indicate authorship, historical dates, or the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. A B1 learner who only knows the individual name parts would not be able to infer this biographical meaning without prior cultural or encyclopedic knowledge, so the expression is not derivable from its parts.

Etymology

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American writer best known for the novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'. That book used strong scenes of family life and suffering to show the cruelty of slavery, and it helped many readers support the movement to end slavery.