Project Gutenberg 2024-12-11 Public domain in the USA. 198 Harris, Joel Chandler 1848 1908 Herford, Oliver 1863 1935 Herford, O. (Oliver) The story of Aaron (so named) the son of Ben Ali : $b Told by his friends and acquaintances $aBoston :$bHoughton Mifflin Company, $c1895. David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of Aaron (so named) the son of Ben Ali: Told by his friends and acquaintances" by Joel Chandler Harris is a novel likely written in the late 19th century. The book introduces Aaron, the son of Ben Ali, a unique character with the remarkable ability to understand the language of animals, which draws various curious children from the nearby plantation into his world. Set against the backdrop of a plantation in Middle Georgia, it explores themes of childhood curiosity, folklore, and the intricacies of life during the time of slavery. At the start of the book, we meet Buster John, Sweetest Susan, and Drusilla, three children living on a plantation who embark on a journey to find Aaron after hearing tales about his ability to communicate with animals. The children, curious and adventurous, are fascinated by the idea of meeting Aaron, who is depicted as a man of mystery and authority among the other enslaved people on the plantation. The narrative reveals their quest to learn from Aaron and interact with the animals, setting the stage for an enchanting blend of realism and magic in the Southern landscape they inhabit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20170515195352harris 1895 us Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fantasy fiction Animals -- Juvenile fiction Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Adventure stories Friendship -- Juvenile fiction Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction Youth -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction Plantation life -- Juvenile fiction African Americans -- Juvenile fiction Enslaved persons -- Juvenile fiction Storytelling -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: American Literature 280975 2025-06-29T13:05:07.027688 text/html 254022 2024-12-11T19:12:07 text/html 2015623 2025-06-29T13:05:12.946653 application/epub+zip 2012804 2025-06-29T13:05:08.659716 application/epub+zip 226766 2025-06-29T13:05:07.712787 application/epub+zip 2326151 2025-06-29T13:05:15.998553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2297263 2025-06-29T13:05:12.209596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241990 2025-06-29T13:05:06.231623 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 221918 2024-12-11T19:12:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19339 2025-06-29T13:05:16.153575 application/rdf+xml 25235 2025-06-29T13:05:07.990629 image/jpeg 4201 2025-06-29T13:05:07.849680 image/jpeg 2050637 2025-06-29T13:05:07.127618 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 en.wikipedia