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Nights with Uncle Remus

myths and legends of the old plantation

by Joel Chandler Harris & Milo Winter (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: FictionJuvenilePrimary source
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"Nights With Uncle Remus" by Joel Chandler Harris is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. The stories are inspired by African-American folklore and revolve around the character of Uncle Remus, who shares whimsical tales featuring animals like Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, and others, often infused with moral lessons. The book is recognized for its unique dialect and entertaining anecdotes, making it a classic in American literature. The opening of the work introduces the setting of Uncle Remus' cabin, where he shares stories with a little boy during a rainy day. The reader is introduced to various animal characters and their quirky interactions, such as Brer Rabbit outsmarting Brer Fox. The charm of the storytelling lies in Uncle Remus' witty dialogue and engaging narrative style, as he combines humor with lessons within the tales. The warmth and familiarity of the storytelling create an inviting atmosphere for readers, especially children, setting the stage for the adventures that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Folklore”, “folklore”, “Legends”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the subtitle, “Folklore” in the description, “Tales” in the description, and 4 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Tales”· via Open Library
    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from openlibrary-historical matched “Animism”.

    • “Animism”· via Open Library

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myths and legends of the old plantation

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1883-01-01T00:00:00ZBoston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin and CompanyEnglish—Public digitized item

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1917Houghton Mifflin Co.English—Public

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1971Houghton MifflinEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
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  • Open Library reports 1 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 22 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 4 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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