Book: Little, Little Uncle Tom

Summary request
I don’t have a reliable synopsis of Mary Wilson Little’s 1914 book titled "Little, Little Uncle Tom" in my accessible sources. Because the title is obscure and scarcely cataloged today, producing a plot summary without the text risks inaccuracies. If you can share a table of contents, a short excerpt, or even a scan of the preface and first chapter, I can provide a precise ~500-word summary that covers the narrative arc, principal characters, setting, voice, and themes, along with notes on tone and audience.

What can be summarized once details are provided
Given a small sample or basic bibliographic details (publisher, whether it’s a standalone novella or a magazine story, chapter count, any illustrations or subtitle), I will outline the story’s setup, trace how the central conflict develops, identify the protagonist’s turning point, and describe the resolution. I will also indicate how the title’s emphasis on “little, little” shapes the book’s stance, whether it signals a child-centered narrative, a satirical diminutive aimed at sentimental traditions, or a commentary on the cultural shrinking of a complex figure into a caricature. I can also situate the work within the period’s publishing ecosystem, noting intended readership and reception if contemporary notices can be located.

Interim context and likely thematic terrain
The title unmistakably dialogues with the long shadow of "Uncle Tom’s Cabin" and, by 1914, with the pejorative “Uncle Tom” stereotype that had already traveled far from Stowe’s text into stage melodramas and racial caricature. A book foregrounding “Little, Little” may enter that conversation in one of three broad modes that were common at the time. It could be a juvenile retelling or moral tale crafted for younger readers, using a diminutive frame to soften harsh realities and emphasize obedience, piety, and patience. It could be satirical, miniaturizing a grand cultural emblem to expose how popular culture had shrunken Stowe’s complex character into a simplification, thus critiquing both theatrical burlesque and facile moralizing. Or it could be a regional or domestic sketch in which the moniker “Uncle Tom” is assigned within a community as a nickname, with the narrative exploring the social dynamics, kindness, condescension, dependency, resistance, that swirl around such labeling.

Early twentieth-century American prose frequently balanced sentiment with irony, and writers navigating race on the page often oscillated between uplift rhetoric and critique of stereotyping. A 1914 publication might juxtapose scenes of everyday labor and church life with moments that test the protagonist’s dignity, faith, or agency, measuring the gap between how others name him and how he understands himself. If it is a children’s book, one would expect a clear moral endpoint, a narrator who addresses the reader directly, and episodes organized as self-contained lessons. If it is satire or social sketch, the voice might be lighter on plot and heavier on observational detail and tonal pivot, tender in one paragraph, barbed in the next, aimed at exposing the sentimental gaze that renders someone “little” in the first place.

If you can confirm whether "Little, Little Uncle Tom" is a children’s story, novella, or magazine piece, and provide any snippet of text or contents, I will turn around an accurate, focused summary at the requested length.