Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit - Couverture souple

Harris, Joel Chandler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444456261 ISBN 13 : 9781444456264

Editeur : ValdeBooks, 2026

Synopsis

Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit gathers a lively set of animal trickster tales made famous by Joel Chandler Harris, with Brer Rabbit at the centre of every mischief-filled turn. Small, quick, and impossible to keep down, Brer Rabbit survives not by strength but by wit, talking his way through danger, vanity, greed, and every trap set by larger creatures. Around him move Brer Fox, Brer Bear, Mr. Lion, horses, birds, and other “creeturs,” each drawn into comic contests where cleverness usually outruns power. Framed through the storytelling voice of Uncle Remus, these short tales carry the rhythm of fireside narration and the playful logic of folklore. A barbecue becomes an arena of appetite and trickery; a race proves less simple than it seems; a gold mine, a moon in a mill pond, and a borrowed house all become chances for Brer Rabbit to turn the world upside down. Entertaining, sharp, and memorable, the collection offers readers a classic introduction to one of American folklore’s most enduring trickster figures. Read today with awareness of its historical dialect and setting, it remains a revealing example of how oral tales, humour, and survival wisdom entered popular children’s literature with lasting force and charm.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Brer Rabbit is the main character of the Uncle Remus stories, a likable character prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's lack of manners, punches it, and becomes stuck.

Br'er Rabbit is a trickster who succeeds by his wits rather than by brawn, provoking authority figures and bending social mores as he sees fit.

The stories have inspired at least three feature films. The first and best known is Walt Disney's 'Song of the South,' released in 1946. The film was a combination of live action and animation. Ralph Bakshi's 1975 film 'Coonskin' is a satire of the Disney film that adapts the Uncle Remus stories to a contemporary Harlem setting. 'The Adventures of Brer Rabbit' is a 2006 direct-to video production which has hip-hop influences. An 'Uncle Remus and His Tales of Br'er Rabbit' newspaper strip ran from October 14, 1945, through December 31, 1972.

All ten Uncle Remus Brer Rabbit adventures are collected here:

BRER RABBIT’S FROLIC

BROTHER BEAR’S BIG HOUSE

BRER RABBIT TREATS THE CREETURS TO A RACE

BRER RABBIT’S FLYING TRIP

BRER RABBIT AND THE GOLD MINE

BRER RABBIT GETS BRER FOX A HOSS

BRER RABBIT FINDS THE MOON IN THE MILL POND

HOW MR. LION LOST HIS WOOL

HOW BRER RABBIT GOT A HOUSE

BRER RABBIT AND THE PARTRIDGE NEST

Présentation de l'éditeur

Uncle Remus And Brer Rabbit BY Joel Chandler Harris

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: ValdeBooks
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444456261
• ISBN 13: 9781444456264
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 53
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Allemagne