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