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Author Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, author.

Title Uncle Remus and his friends : old plantation stories, songs, and ballads, with sketches of Negro character / by Joel Chandler Harris ; illustrated by A.B. Frost.

Publication Info. Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Company, [1892]
Cambrige : University Press
©1892


Location Call No. Status
 Crossett, Upper Lvl  PS 1808 .U5 1899    AVAILABLE

Description xv, 357 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
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General Notes Publisher's advertisements precedes text.
Contents UNCLE REMUS AND THE LITTLE BOY: Why the hawk catches chickens -- Brother Bear and the honey orchard -- Brother Rabbit has fun at the ferry -- Death and the Negro man -- Where the Harrycane comes from -- Why Brother Wolf didn't eat the little rabbits -- Mrs. Partridge has a fit -- Brother Fox "smells smoke" -- Brother Fox still in trouble -- Why Brother Fox's legs are black -- Why Brother Bull growls and grumbles -- The man and the wild cattle -- Brother Rabbit frightens Brother Tiger -- Brother Billy Goat eats his dinner -- The king that talked biggity Brother Rabbit's money mint -- Why the moon's face is smutty -- Brother Rabbit conquers Brother Lion -- "Heyo, House!'' -- According to how the drop falls -- A fool for luck -- The man and his boots -- Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery -- How the king recruited his army -- HIS SONGS AND BALLADS: The plough-hands' song -- A song of the mole -- "Oh, gimme de gal!" -- Christmas dance song -- "Dem lam's a-cryin'!" -- "Run, Nigger, run! " -- Corn-shucking song -- Oh, July! Dis long time! -- Walk-a chalk -- "Come along, true believer!'' -- A Negro love song -- "De ol' sheep sharp" -- Ring dem charmin' bells -- Hog-feeder's song -- Nursery song -- Mr. Honey, my love -- HIS HOME FOLKS AND FRIENDS: Uncle Remus at the telephone -- Uncle Remus receives a Valentine -- "Miss Sally" and the tree man -- Intimidation of a colored voter -- A story of a blind horse -- Uncle Remus in limbo -- Uncle Remus thinks he finds a snake -- Uncle Remus and the comet -- Some advice to a colored brother -- Preaching that is preaching, and Uncle Remus's comments on it -- Called to account by the preacher -- Uncle Remus's experience with "ha'nts" -- A queer experience with the phonograph -- A case of the grippe -- Uncle Remus's ideas of conjuring -- Views on the African exodus -- Uncle Remus on an electric car -- William Henry at school -- Uncle Remus's grandson gets into serious trouble -- The experience of William Henry as a farmer -- The Georgia watermelon.
Summary Many of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.
Related To Online version: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. Uncle Remus and his friends. Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Co. ; Cambridge : The University Press, ©1892 (OCoLC)654827489
Author Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, author.
Subject Remus, Uncle (Storyteller)
Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Plantation life -- Juvenile literature.
Slavery -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Juvenile literature.
Storytelling -- Juvenile literature.
Children's songs.
Children's stories.
Children's poetry.
Genre Bookbinding -- Techniques -- Gold stamping.
Bookbinding -- Techniques -- Black stamping.
Book-cloth -- Color -- Green.
Book-cloth -- Grain pattern -- Linen.
Endpapers -- Color -- Blue.
Children's stories -- 1892.
Children's poetry -- 1892.
Cloth bindings.
Stamped or tooled bindings.
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
Publishers' advertisements -- 1892.
Folk tales -- 1892.
Added Author Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928, illustrator.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, publisher.
University Press (Cambridge, Mass.), printer.
Description xv, 357 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 20 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
General Notes Publisher's advertisements precedes text.
Contents UNCLE REMUS AND THE LITTLE BOY: Why the hawk catches chickens -- Brother Bear and the honey orchard -- Brother Rabbit has fun at the ferry -- Death and the Negro man -- Where the Harrycane comes from -- Why Brother Wolf didn't eat the little rabbits -- Mrs. Partridge has a fit -- Brother Fox "smells smoke" -- Brother Fox still in trouble -- Why Brother Fox's legs are black -- Why Brother Bull growls and grumbles -- The man and the wild cattle -- Brother Rabbit frightens Brother Tiger -- Brother Billy Goat eats his dinner -- The king that talked biggity Brother Rabbit's money mint -- Why the moon's face is smutty -- Brother Rabbit conquers Brother Lion -- "Heyo, House!'' -- According to how the drop falls -- A fool for luck -- The man and his boots -- Brother Mud Turtle's Trickery -- How the king recruited his army -- HIS SONGS AND BALLADS: The plough-hands' song -- A song of the mole -- "Oh, gimme de gal!" -- Christmas dance song -- "Dem lam's a-cryin'!" -- "Run, Nigger, run! " -- Corn-shucking song -- Oh, July! Dis long time! -- Walk-a chalk -- "Come along, true believer!'' -- A Negro love song -- "De ol' sheep sharp" -- Ring dem charmin' bells -- Hog-feeder's song -- Nursery song -- Mr. Honey, my love -- HIS HOME FOLKS AND FRIENDS: Uncle Remus at the telephone -- Uncle Remus receives a Valentine -- "Miss Sally" and the tree man -- Intimidation of a colored voter -- A story of a blind horse -- Uncle Remus in limbo -- Uncle Remus thinks he finds a snake -- Uncle Remus and the comet -- Some advice to a colored brother -- Preaching that is preaching, and Uncle Remus's comments on it -- Called to account by the preacher -- Uncle Remus's experience with "ha'nts" -- A queer experience with the phonograph -- A case of the grippe -- Uncle Remus's ideas of conjuring -- Views on the African exodus -- Uncle Remus on an electric car -- William Henry at school -- Uncle Remus's grandson gets into serious trouble -- The experience of William Henry as a farmer -- The Georgia watermelon.
Summary Many of the tales told by the old Georgian slave, featuring Brer B'ar, Brer Rabbit, and their animal friends.
Related To Online version: Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908. Uncle Remus and his friends. Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and Co. ; Cambridge : The University Press, ©1892 (OCoLC)654827489
Author Harris, Joel Chandler, 1848-1908, author.
Subject Remus, Uncle (Storyteller)
Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
Conduct of life -- Juvenile literature.
African Americans -- Juvenile literature.
Plantation life -- Juvenile literature.
Slavery -- Juvenile literature.
Animals -- Juvenile literature.
Storytelling -- Juvenile literature.
Children's songs.
Children's stories.
Children's poetry.
Genre Bookbinding -- Techniques -- Gold stamping.
Bookbinding -- Techniques -- Black stamping.
Book-cloth -- Color -- Green.
Book-cloth -- Grain pattern -- Linen.
Endpapers -- Color -- Blue.
Children's stories -- 1892.
Children's poetry -- 1892.
Cloth bindings.
Stamped or tooled bindings.
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Poetry. (OCoLC)fst01423828
Publishers' advertisements -- 1892.
Folk tales -- 1892.
Added Author Frost, A. B. (Arthur Burdett), 1851-1928, illustrator.
Houghton, Mifflin and Company, publisher.
University Press (Cambridge, Mass.), printer.
Location Call No. Status
 Crossett, Upper Lvl  PS 1808 .U5 1899    AVAILABLE