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	Podcast:		Ridiculous History
	Episode:		How Uncle Tom's Cabin Became One of the Most Popular Books in China
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:41:41
	Publish Date:		2019-10-01 13:34:40
	Description:		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. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
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