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Signature of Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe · before 1897

Stowe's handwritten signature, reproduced in a Russian translation of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Her own signature, showing a direct physical trace of Stowe reproduced in a foreign-language edition of her famous novel.

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Black ink cursive signature on a white background, written in flowing script with large looping capital letters, reading as a handwritten name. The signature stretches horizontally across the image.
Signature of Harriet Beecher Stowe, reproduced in a Russian edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1908.

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What it is

This image shows the handwritten signature of Harriet Beecher Stowe, reproduced in a Russian-language edition of her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, translated by Anna Annenskaya and published in 1908. The signature itself dates from before 1897.

Why it matters

A signature is a direct trace of a person's own hand. This one shows how Stowe's fame extended internationally, as her novel was translated and published in other countries, with her signature included as a mark of authenticity.

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  • What does the style of the signature suggest about handwriting of the period?
  • Why might a publisher include an author's signature in a translated edition?
  • What might this signature tell us, and what can it not tell us, about Stowe as a person?

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