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In his review of Uncle Tom's Cabin, French author George Sand looks not at the faults in Stowe's work, but rather at what makes Stowe's book so widely popular. He feels it is a shame there are so many souls in this world that will never get the chance to read her masterpiece. The souls he refers to are those individuals raised in poverty, slaves due to ignorance, and those that will never see a copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin. These souls will never experience the emotions present in Stowe's work; those emotions Sand finds "so sad and yet so sweet". In his review, Sand paints an image of Stowe as an earthly saint possessing the ability to reach people with her mastered skill of the written word. In his homage to Stowe, Sand compares her to an artist; she knows exactly what brush strokes to use to create a masterpiece. He also raises the question as to what makes a good piece of literature. Can a piece of literature be defined as good if and only if the author follows the tried and true "rules" regarding literature, or does it go beyond the standard conven