Uncle Tom S Cabin 1852

It sold 3 000 copies on its first day and frederick douglass reported.

Uncle tom s cabin 1852. Uncle tom s cabin is an abolitionist novel by harriet beecher stowe that was published in serialized form in the united states in 1851 52 and in book form in 1852. Uncle tom s cabin is the only american novel to be included in printing and the mind of man. Uncle tom s cabin sold equally well in britain with the first london edition appearing in may 1852 and selling 200 000 copies.

The book s impact on the american public on the issue of slavery was so powerful that when president abraham lincoln met harriet. Uncle tom s cabin was immediately successful upon its publication. Grolier 100 american 61.

Harriet beecher stowe s anti slavery novel uncle tom s cabin is published. In a few years over 1 5 million copies of the book were in circulation in britain although most of these were infringing copies a similar situation occurred in the united states. Grolier 100 english 91.

Uncle tom s cabin written and published by harriet beecher stowe in 1852 was the most popular 19th century novel and after the bible was the second best selling book of that century. From its very first moments in print on march 20 1852 harriet beecher stowe s uncle tom s cabin was a smashing success. It achieved wide reaching popularity particularly among white northern readers through its vivid dramatization of the experience of slavery.