The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-11-04
UNCLE TOMS CABIN"

We published last week an account Oh 'ne
..ocadented sale of Uncle Toms Cabin in
England If anything, the sensation created
hv il there is greater than that produced by 1t
here The People and the aristocracy the
.oumon reader and the critic, are alike inter-
tod in it 1t has already been reviewed In
their leading papers and will soon be taken
nm bv the Quarterles We happen to know
chat the author is daily receiving letters of con-
,.otplation from the most distinguished lite
Tarv people of Britain, so that she is in no
danger of being hurt by the weekly abuse OF
the New York Observer.
The following extract of an article IN the
british and Foreign Anti-Stdrery Reporter,
confirms an opinion previously expressed by
tbs New York Eueaing Post, az to the manner
IN which the work so rapidly took possession OF
the country. 1t did not come forth from the
nress as an unknown book, but had been
slowly creating powerful interest by its APP
nearance in a argely-circulated weekly paper,
during period of eight months Those who
read Il in parts. were anxious to have the
whole of it. On railroads, steamboats,, at hotels
fragmentary portions Of it were seen by tray
allers Subscribers would lend to their neigh
bors and talk of nothing but Uncle Tom
In this way, public expectation was excited
and when the book was issued from the press,
;ts merits, already everywhere known, secured
for il an unprecedented demand.
But to the extract from the Reporter.
UThe circumstances connected with the rap
"A sale and widely extended influence of I'm
ole Toms Cabin exceeding perhaps, that of
snv other work which has issued from the
press are not generally known in this country.
From the very first moment of its publication
in the United States in the volume FORM per-
feet furOre was created, entirely unprecedent-
ed. OF course, this could not have arisen in
the absence of some exciting cause, as the de-
mand arose before the reviews had appeared
in the public press Ere the first edition was
out of the hands of the publisher, the demand
became so great that both paper-makers and
printers were compelled to work night and
day. and with all their efforts they were I'M
able to keep up sufficient supply. In eight
weeks, fifty thousand copies, making one hun
dred thousand volumes, issued from the hands of
the publisher, and at price considerably beyond
that charged for the reprints circulated in this
country. Up to this time, above one hundred
thousand copies have been sold, and the de-
mand is still very great. Perhaps, number
considerably beyond that of the United States
is in circulation in this country uncle Tom
then, made his first bow to the public in the
month of June, 1851, in the columns of the
National Era an Anti Slavery paper publish
ed in the city of Washington, and which is
generally considered to be one of the most in
fuential in the United States The Era, at
that period, enjoyed a circulation of $4,000
copies weekly, which has since been increased,
partly, we believe, through Mrs. Stoves work,
to 10000 copies weekly and we are happy to
find that so valuable an adjunct to the Anti
Slavery cause is still increasing its readers and
its influence. APPEARING as ii did, from week
10 week, an chapters, or sections, during period
Of ten months, an interest icdS ercited through
out the c0uatrH which may account an some
measure for the extraordinary demand for the
acOrk IN so short a period"
As the great merits Of the work were not
generally known till some time after it had be-
gun to appear in our paper, it is but proper to
say that it had not much effect on our circula-
ton though, should the author now commence
another similar work in the Era, we have no
doubt its effect in this way would be most de-
cided