Uncle Remus His Songs and His Sayings (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781163210123)

""Uncle Remus His Songs and His Sayings"" is a collection of African American folktales and songs, compiled and retold by Joel Chandler Harris. The book is set in the plantation South and features the character of Uncle Remus, a wise and humorous old man who shares his stories with a young boy named Johnny. The tales are filled with animal characters, such as Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear, who engage in trickery and mischief. Through these stories, Uncle Remus imparts lessons about morality, ethics, and the importance of community. The book also includes a selection of traditional African American songs and hymns, which are woven throughout the narrative. ""Uncle Remus His Songs and His Sayings"" has been both celebrated for its preservation of African American oral traditions and criticized for perpetuating racial stereotypes.1880. With over 100 illustrations. American author and journalist, Harris is famous for humorous adaptations of black folk legends in the Uncle Remus Stories. These folktales, to by a Negro to a little boy, feature a variety of animals with the rabbit as hero and the fox next in importance, and often stress the importance of brains over brawn.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Joel Chandler Harris
ISBN-10: 1163210129
ISBN-13: 9781163210123
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d