Betty's Bright Idea

by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe is the famous writer of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her book made her readers aware of the conditions in the South for slaves and helped the abolition cause. Stowe wrote in her journal "I wrote what I did because as a woman, as a mother I was oppressed and brokenhearted, with the sorrows and injustice I saw, because as a Christian I felt the dishonor to Christianity because as a lover of my country I trembled at the coming day of wrath." After the success of Uncle Tom's Cabin Stowe made three tours of Europe. Stories included in this collection are Betty's Bright Idea; Deacon Pitkin's Farm; and the First Christmas of New England

Genres: Short Stories, Christmas, Fiction

84 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2010

About the author

Great political influence of Uncle Tom's Cabin , novel against slavery of 1852 of Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, American writer, advanced the cause of abolition.

Lyman Beecher fathered Catharine Esther Beecher, Edward Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, another child.

Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, an author, attacked the cruelty, and reached millions of persons as a play even in Britain. She made the tangible issues of the 1850s to millions and energized forces in the north. She angered and embittered the south. A commonly quoted statement, apocryphally attributed to Abraham Lincoln, sums up the effect. He met Stowe and then said, "So you're the little woman that started this great war!" or so people say.

AKA:
Χάρριετ Μπήτσερ Στόου (Greek)

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Reviews

[Loretta · Rating 5 out of 5]

Christmas story with a spiritual feeling! Great message of believing and having faith. 😇

[Lucy Bollweg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this story 😍 This is probably one (if not THE best) of the best Christmas stories I’ve read—I love the themes of redemption and the truth it portrays in the celebration of Christ’s coming into the world.

[Anonymous Reader · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot sounds like the story'll be more interesting than it actually is. In reality, it's just another spiritual story that focuses more on the religious associations of Christian Christmas, as opposed to crafting memorable characters or a gripping plot. I liked the length though!

20 Christmas Classics ranking:
1. A CHRISTMAS CAROL
2. THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
3. THE FIR TREE
4. THE CHIMES
5. A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS
6. THE MATCHSTICK GIRL
7. THE CHRISTMAS GIFT THAT CAME TO RUPERT
8. THE BATTLE OF LIFE
9. THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH
10. BETTY'S BRIGHT IDEA
11. THE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOST'S BARGAIN
12. THE FIRST CHRISTMAS OF NEW ENGLAND

[Brenda Byrd]

Please read this sweet, short, poignant tale.

[Barbara Mahoney · Rating 5 out of 5]

A touching Christmas story. It was written in 1875 by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." It has a nice uplifting spirit!

[K. Anna Kraft · Rating 2 out of 5]

I have arranged my takeaway thoughts into a haiku:

"A mere suggestion
That guides one's steps in bleak times
Is how angels work."

[Aria · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5! Loved this!