Historedia
Episode 3 of 3

International Reception

When
May 1852
Where
Britain
Part of
Uncle Tom's Cabin published in book form

The book achieved significant success in Britain, selling 200,000 copies, though Stowe received no royalties due to lack of international copyright.

The first London edition appeared in May 1852 and sold 200,000 copies. Despite this success, Stowe earned nothing from sales abroad because there was no international copyright agreement in place during that era.

Sources

  1. Uncle Tom's Cabin Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Harriet Beecher Stowe Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-06

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