Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.4
EAN num: 9780395067994
ISBN number: 0395067995
Label: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 912
Printing Date: September 09, 1955
Publishing house: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
Sale Popularity Level: 763595
Studio: Houghton Mifflin Company Boston
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All of the wonderful stories of Joel Chandler Harris put into one book!
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Joel Chandler Harris was a child in the years preceding the Civil War and a teenager when the war ended. He immersed himself in the slaves' world, learning their stories and their language. Starting in 1880 and continuing throughout his life, Harris published these stories. He wrote them the way they were told and as he heard them. In doing so, he preserved a sound of life that has all but disappeared. Harris is the American Alsop and these fables are as fresh and vital now as they were over 100 years ago.
The language takes getting used to. Very few will be able to pick up this book and start reading without a learning curve. This is part of the charm of the stories. We are reading what Harris heard and how he wrote it. This book is faithful to the language that the stories were told in and of the people that told them. Many Uncle Remus books "clean up" the language for modern sensitivities. In doing so, the stories lose their charm and Uncle Remus disappears. He is an old Negro man that survived slavery and all the outrages of life. In his declining years, he takes the time to entertain and guide a young white boy toward manhood. In doing so, he left a legacy that still speaks to us and sounds best as the ex-slaves that became this fictional character told their stories.
This is a wonderful book with great illustrations throughout. I bought my copy in The Uncle Remus Museum on Highway 441, Eatonton, GA. If you stop there, say hello to Georgia for me. Be prepared to listen for at least an hour as she tells you stories about the town and the people. Georgia will tell you this is the authentic book and suggest you not buy the cleaned up language copy. I agree with her and hope you will too.
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This book was purchased as a gift for a friend after a discusion about the stories that we read to our children as they were growing up. Unfortunately over the years she lost many items because of her husband dislike for things being around. I was very please to see the number of stories and the overall presentation of this book. My youngest child is now 30 years old and I would still like to read these stories just for myself to bring back so many memories.
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Purchased this book for my mother as a Christmas present. I read a few of the stories contained within. They are entertaining and engaging, although the language is a bit hard to read at first, but after awhile it does start to flow.
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In English class one year in fourth grade we spent a quarter discussing Uncle Remus' stories.
We discovered they were some of the most complex children's stories.
The stories are funny and told with a light hearted manner, and are sure to delight anyone who reads them.
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I wanted the complete works, and that's what I got. It was written exactly as I remember reading it years ago. I love reading it to my grand children. Plus some fascinating info on the background of the writer which I didn't know back then.
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