Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin - Bloom's Notes Author:Harriet Beecher Stowe, Chelsea House Publishers Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published in 1852, and within a year had sold more than 300,000 copies in the United States and well over 2 million worldwide. This influential work is said to have helped bring about the Civil War. This volume offers a brief biography about the author, as well as critical and bibliographical i... more »nformation on the novel. This series is edited by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University; Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Professor of English, New York University Graduate School. These texts are the ideal aid for all students of literature, presenting concise, easy-to-understand biographical, critical, and bibliographical information on a specific literary work. Also provided are multiple sources for book reports and term papers with a wealth of information on literary works, authors, and major characters.« less