How Uncle Tom's Cabin Became One of the Most Popular Books in China
Ridiculous History
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4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2019
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
Published in 1852, Uncle Tom's Cabin quickly reached international acclaim, becoming the best-selling novel of the 19th century, and the second-best selling book after the Bible. While this antislavery narrative profoundly affected American attitudes about slavery, the story also had a global reach -- in fact, a Chinese translation of Uncle Tom's Cabin became one of the hottest books of the late Qing Dynasty.
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| 1:52.4 | Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. Thank you so very much for tuning in. My name is Ben |
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