Abolitionism in America

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Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. With Introductory Remarks by the Rev. James Sherman. London: H. G. Bohn, 1852.
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London Edition
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International editions of Uncle Tom’s Cabin were rushed into print, and sales flourished. Indeed, the novel was even more popular in England than in the United States. In the absence of copyright laws, heavy international demand for text often resulted in unauthorized printings, and Stowe made little profit from these editions.

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