Project Gutenberg 2007-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 683 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tar-Baby Produced by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, LN Yaddanapudi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file made using scans of public domain works at the University of Georgia.) "Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit" by Joel Chandler Harris is a collection of folk tales written during the late 19th century. The book features storytelling framed by the character of Uncle Remus, an old African American man who recounts tales about Brer Rabbit and his adventures, reflections of Southern American folklore. The stories convey important moral lessons through the clever antics of Brer Rabbit and his interactions with other characters. The narratives revolve around Brer Rabbit, a trickster figure who often employs cunning and wit to outsmart larger and stronger animals like Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Brer Wolf. Each story presents a different escapade, such as Brer Rabbit tricking Brer Fox into thinking he's obtained a horse, or his racing against Cousin Rain. Themes of resilience, intelligence, and the subversion of authority permeate the tales, as Brer Rabbit consistently finds ways to navigate challenges presented by his adversaries while offering humor and entertainment. The tales not only illuminate the character traits of the animals but also serve as cultural reflections of the time, addressing themes of community, cleverness, and survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Animals -- Fiction Georgia -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Plantation life -- Fiction Remus, Uncle (Fictitious character) -- Fiction African American men -- Fiction PZ PS Text Children's Picture Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: American Literature 89348 2025-06-09T10:43:53.798878 text/html 89813 2007-08-09T08:18:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 4596232 2007-08-09T08:18:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 4761272 2025-06-09T10:44:01.035834 application/epub+zip 4759757 2025-06-09T10:43:57.439840 application/epub+zip 84787 2025-06-09T10:43:55.897859 application/epub+zip 4842437 2025-06-09T10:44:03.453354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4828446 2025-06-09T10:43:59.928870 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145747 2022-09-10T12:22:23.928686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58392 2025-06-09T10:43:53.160819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 58301 2007-08-09T08:18:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22108 2007-08-09T08:18:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20367 2025-06-09T10:44:03.613266 application/rdf+xml 10860 2025-06-09T10:43:56.473793 image/jpeg 2895 2025-06-09T10:43:56.192800 image/jpeg 4673066 2025-06-09T10:43:54.011812 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia