Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

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DRED A TALE OF THE GREAT D I S M A L SWAMP This page intentionally left blank DRED A TALE OF THE GREAT D I S M A L SWAMP Harriet Beecher Stowe Edited with an Introduction and Notes by Robert S. Levine The University of North Carolina Press Chapel Hill Introduction and notes© 2000 Robert S. Levine All rights reserved First published in the United States of America by Phillips, Sampson and Company in 1856 Edition with an introduction and notes by Robert S. Levine first published by Penguin Books in 2000 Published by The University of North Carolina Press in 2006 Manufactured in the United States of America Set in Stempel Garamond The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. The Library of Congress has cataloged the original edition as follows: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Dred: a tale of the Great Dismal Swamp / Harriet Beecher Stowe; edited with an introduction and notes by Robert S.Levine. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) 1. Dismal Swamp (N.C.and Va.) —Fiction. 2. Slaveinsurrections—Fiction. 3. Fugitive slaves—Fiction. 4. Afro-Americans —Fiction. I. Levine, Robert S. (Robert Steven), 1953- II. Title PS2954. D7 2000 813'.3-dc21 00-028409 ISBN 978-0-8078-5685-7 (pbk.: alk.paper) ISBN 0-8078-5685-1 (pbk.: alk.paper) 10 09 08 07 06 5 4 3 2 1 ...