Chapter 98 The Story of "A Black Slave Calls to Heaven"

The Story of "A Black Slave Calls to Heaven" Mrs. Stowe's famous novel "Uncle Tom's Cottage" has been translated in my country very early. It was jointly translated by Lin Qinnan and Wei Yi. It was published in 1901. The title of the book was not translated according to the original name. The title of the book was changed to the more elegant and more relevant "Black Slave's Presentation Record". Mrs. Stowe's novel against American slavery was originally serialized in a weekly Yes, published in separate volumes in 1852, at the time of its serialization the novel had already attracted readers, especially

It was those who advocated the emancipation of the niggers.After it was printed as a booklet, it immediately became popular and sold well. On March 20, 1852, "Uncle Tom's Cottage" was published in separate volumes, divided into two parts. Volume two.At this time, the serialization in the publications has not yet been completed, but the sales of both parties have not been affected.early The first edition of "Uncle Tom's Cottage" printed a total of 5,000 copies. On the first day of publication, readers rushed to buy it. Three thousand copies were sold in one breath.By the end of March, the reprint was also sold out.

Originally, the publisher proposed to cooperate with Mrs. Stowe, and each of them should bear half of the printing and publishing costs. In the future, if there are interests, they will be divided equally, and this "Uncle Tom's Cottage" will be published under the conditions of such cooperation. The reason why the publisher wants to do this is because he does not have much confidence in the publication of this novel, so he uses This method of joint publishing with the author in order to reduce possible losses.But since Mrs. Stowe didn't He did not have the strength to bear half of the printing costs. After repeated discussions, the publisher finally agreed to pay for it by himself.

For printing and publishing, the method of royalties will be adopted instead, and the author will collect 10% of the royalties. Since the book was a bestseller as soon as it was published, the first edition came out on March 20, and it was reprinted several times. During the month, the author's royalties have exceeded 10,000 yuan.Originally, Mrs. Stowe hoped that the novel Publishing, can have a little income, can supplement the family, so that she has time and a stable mood to sit down Write another one.She had no idea that "Uncle Tom's Cabin" would sell so well.Therefore only this

The royalty income of 10,000 yuan is enough for her to write for a long time, so she doesn't have to worry about finances anymore. By the summer of this year, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" had sold 120,000 copies.when it was said to be published In less than a year, 300,000 copies have been sold in the United States alone.This number, someone has According to statistics, if the population is used as a ratio, the sales of 300,000 copies in 1850 can actually be equal to the Today's 1.5 million copies. "Uncle Tom's Cottage" is the most translated American novel into foreign languages.even our country

In 1901 there were already translations.It can be seen that the spread of this book is wide.But about the author of this book, This Mrs. Stowe, not many people know her life story. Mrs. Stowe was born in 1812, an American, and her husband was a university professor.her writing life, At first it was amateur.She was already a mother of six when she started writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. But she became interested in novel writing, and at the same time was encouraged by her husband, who repeatedly persuaded her to get rid of housework and settle down. Heart to write, and to encourage her, which makes Mrs. Stowe have the courage to write such as "Uncle Tom's Cat"

House" works. At that time, the United States was launching a climax to emancipate black slaves, but there was also great resistance, especially those slaves slave traders, this is their food and clothing, and the big bosses of slave traders are socially and politically A person with potential.Mrs. Stowe's brother, Edward, was one of the most vocal advocates of emancipation, Later he was assassinated. Mrs. Stowe is not only always advocating the emancipation of black slaves, but also for the extraordinary life of black Americans. live, know the most detailed.About how she started writing Uncle Tom's Cabin, her son Charlie

In the biography he wrote to his mother, he said: My mother was at a prayer meeting in the chapel.Suddenly, it seemed as if a scroll unfolded before her eyes. Like a picture, the scene of Uncle Tom's death came to her mind.The situation moved her too much, She had to hold back again and again so as not to burst into tears in public.She hurried back home immediately, spread out the pen and paper, and Write down your impressions.Then, bringing the family and children together, she wrote down read to them.Her two youngest children, ten and twelve, were sobbing More than that, one of them said in a whimper:

"Oh, mother, slavery is the cruelest thing in the world!" With everyone's enthusiastic encouragement, Mrs. Stowe began to write and continue to write.1851 In June 2010, although the novel was not yet finished, it began to be serialized in some publications.Mrs Stowe Ben I just want to serialize a few issues and finish writing it.Unexpectedly, after the beginning, the readers' response was very enthusiastic, and her My interest in writing has also increased, so I took the theme of accusing the cruel and inhuman slavery system, and let go of writing, It was serialized for almost a year, and it was not published until April of the second year.But before the serialization was over, she had

A booklet has been published. Mrs. Stowe entrusted the novel to a publication for serialization, and received only three hundred yuan in publishing fees. However, after publication, it sold well. As mentioned earlier, within half a year, the royalties she received Already more than 10,000 yuan. The first edition of "Uncle Tom's Cottage" was bound in black cloth and divided into two volumes.this initial Although 5,000 copies of the edition were printed, due to the good sales and many readers, the reflections that have been preserved so far And very few.