# Mrs. Shelby — Uncle Tom’s Cabin character guide

> Mrs. Shelby in Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mrs. Shelby, Polly

**First appearance:** 0000-volume-i-i-in-which-the-reader-is-introduced-to-a-man-of-humanity

## Who they are

Mr. Shelby's kind-hearted wife who opposes slavery and helps Eliza escape.

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