My Wife and I

Synopsis

"My Wife and I" is a novel written by the American writer Harriet Beecher Stowe who stunned the world with her anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's cabin, which has ignited the American civil war. 

Author's Preface of this book

During the passage of this story through The Christian Union, it has been repeatedly taken for granted by the public press that certain of the characters are designed as portraits of really existing individuals.  They are not. The supposition has its rise in an imperfect consideration of the principles of dramatic composition. The novel-writer does not profess to paint portraits of any individual men and women in his personal acquaintance. Certain characters are required for the purposes of his story. 

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