Lots of people talk about Uncle Tom’s Cabin. I’ve actually read it. Long stretches of nearly unreadable stuff, but also stretches of quite profound meaning.
A couple interesting facts about the book:
It has never been out of print.
It was by far the bestselling English book of the 19th century, after the Bible.
I am sure most of the people involved in the Wilberforce Society read it.
BTW bit of trivia, Wilberforce great grand son is a priest.
There was a thread about him, being involved in the pro life movement equating abortion to slavery.