Because Uncle Tom's Cabin boiled over with more gushing drama than a bad romance novel, it is unlikely it would find much literary favor with critics today. It did mean, though, that it was extremely popular in its day, which means its still important even if only for historical context. When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, he famously quipped, "So you're the little lady who started the Civil War?" How can you get a more badass compliment than that?
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