Uncle Tom's Cabin

    This must be the shortest UTC ever published. It's a folded, 4-page, miniature version of the novel, with the 6-paragraph text on the inside two pages. At the bottom of that is a small line reading "Made in Germany," but that's all we can say for sure about this "book." It's in English, and was probably made to be given away to American or English children, perhaps as a prize in some other product. The illustrations suggest it was designed sometime around 1910, but that date could be off by 15 years in either direction.

CLICK EITHER ICON AT LEFT TO SEE ENLARGEMENT.

Courtesy Mary Schlosser.