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Joel Chandler Harris
This biography and critical study reconstructs Harris's life and career from his humble origins as an illegitimate child and plantation-newspaper printer's devil through his years in Macon, Forsyth, Savannah, and Atlanta. When Harris died in 1908, his national and international popularity rivaled his friend Mark Twain's. A psychologically complex person, Harris became an accomplished Southern local colorist who left multiple legacies as an American humorist, folklorist, New South journalist, children's writer, and author. He helped make the Old South New. Harris's Uncle Remus trickster tales derive primarily from transplanted Senegambian African folklore and are rhetorically and sociological...
The Life of Joel Chandler Harris: From Obscurity in Boyhood to Fame in Early Manhood, With Short Stories and Other Early Literary Work Not Heretofore
The Life of Joel Chandler Harris is a biography of the beloved author best known for creating the Uncle Remus stories. It explores Harris's life and career, from his humble origins in rural Georgia to his rise to fame as a journalist, editor, and writer. The book also features previously unpublished examples of Harris's early writings, providing readers with an insight into the development of his literary style. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Nights with Uncle Remus
Drafts, autograph manuscript, corrected, of the introduction and chapters 37 and 39 through 71.
Delphi Complete Works of Joel Chandler Harris (Illustrated)
The American author and creator of the folk character Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris produced a wide body of works, reflecting his life and interests in the Deep South. As a young journalist, he established a reputation as a brilliant humorist and writer of dialect. His Uncle Remus stories secured for Harris a place in American literature. The format was an instant success — a wise and genial old black man, Uncle Remus narrates tales of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and other animals to the son of a plantation owner, while interweaving his philosophy of the world about him. Harris’ later novels reveal his ability as a writer of ‘local color’, exploring important issues facing the South af...
The Life of Joel Chandler Harris
The book is divided into two sections: Biographical, and Early literary efforts.
