in the united states it was published under the title "and then there were none", in both book and serial formats. both of the original us publications changed the title from that originally used in the uk, due to the offensiveness of the word in american culture, where it was more widely perceived as a racially loaded ethnic slur or insult compared to the contemporaneous culture in the united kingdom. the serialized version appeared in the "saturday evening post" in seven parts from 20 may (volume 211, number 47) to 1 july 1939 (volume 212, number 1) with illustrations by henry raleigh, and the book was published in january 1940 by dodd, mead and company for $2.