7 Ways to Read (or Listen to) Uncle Tom's Cabin for Free

Harriet Beecher Stowe's debut novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was the second best-selling book of the 19th century. (Only the Bible sold more copies.) Yet today, many people have only read excerpts in a high school or college literature class.

There are many free ways to read and listen to Uncle Tom's Cabin. Here are a few:
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E-books

• Project Gutenberg provides free versions of Uncle Tom's Cabin (and many other historical books) in a variety of formats to read on a computer or download to a Kindle or other e-reader.
• The University of Virginia has a free version of Uncle Tom's Cabin with each chapter as a separate link. They also link to the introductions of various editions and audio recordings of hymns mentioned in the novel. 
• The Kindle version of Uncle Tom's Cabin is also free to download.

Audio Books

• Listen to a free audiobook edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin from Librivox Audio Books. These books have been read by volunteers
• Uncle Tom's Cabin can also be downloaded into your podcast feed for free. Click here to access.
• The Hoopla app (connected to your local library) has a free audiobook version of Uncle Tom's Cabin. 

Children's Edition

• The Library of Congress has a high-resolution interactive edition of a young people's version of Uncle Tom's Cabin.