Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
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| This work is a collection of The Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris. The subtitle of this work is “The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation”. The work was originally published in 1886 by D. Appleton and Company, New York. |
Uncle Remus:
His Songs and His Sayings
The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation
By Joel Chandler Harris
With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser
New York
D. Appleton and Company
1, 3, and 5 Bond Street
1886
His Songs and His Sayings
The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation
By Joel Chandler Harris
With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser
New York
D. Appleton and Company
1, 3, and 5 Bond Street
1886
[edit] Contents
[edit] Legends of the Old Plantation
- I. Uncle Remus initiates the Little Boy
- II. The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story
- III. Why Mr. Possum loves Peace
- IV. How Mr. Rabbit was too sharp for Mr. Fox
- V. The Story of the Deluge, and how it came about
- VI. Mr. Rabbit grossly deceives Mr. Fox
- VII. Mr. Fox is again victimized
- VIII. Mr. Fox is “outdone” by Mr. Buzzard
- IX. Miss Cow falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit
- X. Mr. Terrapin appears upon the Scene
- XI. Mr. Wolf makes a Failure
- XII. Mr. Fox tackles Old Man Tarrypin
- XIII. The Awful Fate of Mr. Wolf
- XIV. Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs
- XV. Mr. Fox goes a-hunting, but Mr. Rabbit bags the Game
- XVI. Old Mr. Rabbit, he’s a Good Fisherman
- XVII. Mr. Rabbit nibbles up the Butter
- XVIII. Mr. Rabbit finds his Match at last
- XIX. The Fate of Mr. Jack Sparrow
- XX. How Mr. Rabbit saved his Meat
- XXI. Mr. Rabbit meets his Match again
- XXII. A Story about the Little Rabbits
- XXIII. Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Bear
- XXIV. Mr. Bear catches Old Mr. Bull-Frog
- XXV. How Mr. Rabbit lost his Fine Bushy Tail
- XXVI. Mr. Terrapin shows his Strength
- XXVII. Why Mr. Possum has no Hair on his Tail
- XXVIII. The End of Mr. Bear
- XXIX. Mr. Fox gets into Serious Business
- XXX. How Mr. Rabbit succeeded in raising a Dust
- XXXI. A Plantation Witch
- XXXII. “Jacky-my-Lantern”
- XXXIII. Why the Negro is Black
- XXXIV. The Sad Fate of Mr. Fox
[edit] Plantation Proverbs
[edit] His Songs
- I. Revival Hymn
- II. Camp-Meeting Song
- III. Corn-Shucking Song
- IV. The Plough-hands Song
- V. Christmas Play-Song
- VI. Plantation Play-Song
- VII. Transcriptions
- VIII. De Big Bethel Church
- IX. Time goes by Turns
[edit] A Story of the War
[edit] His Sayings
- I. Jeems Rober’son’s Last Illness
- II. Uncle Remus’s Church Experience
- III. Uncle Remus and the Savannah Darkey
- IV. Turnip Salad as a Text
- V. A Confession
- VI. Uncle Remus with the Toothache
- VII. The Phonograph
- VIII. Race Improvement
- IX. In the Rôle of a Tartar
- X. A Case of Measles
- XI. The Emigrants
- XII. As a Murderer
- XIII. His Practical View of Things
- XIV. That Deceitful Jug
- XV. The Florida Watermelon
- XVI. Uncle Remus preaches to a Convert
- XVII. As to Education
- XVIII. A Temperance Reformer
- XIX. As a Weather Prophet
- XX. The Old Man’s Troubles
- XXI. The Fourth of July
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This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. |
