Delphi Complete Works of Joel Chandler Harris (Illustrated)

Joel Chandler Harris

Summary

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 after its Reconstruction. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents Harris’ complete works, with numerous illustrations, many rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
 
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Harris’ life and works* Concise introductions to the novels and other texts* The Complete Uncle Remus books, for the first time in digital publishing* Includes all of the original Uncle Remus illustrations* The Complete Thimblefinger series* All 7 novels, with individual contents tables* Even includes Harris’ first novel, ‘The Romance of Rockville’, lost for many years and appearing here for the first time in digital publishing* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts* Excellent formatting of the texts* All works are fully illustrated with their original artwork* Rare story collections available in no other eBook* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the short stories* Easily locate the stories you want to read* Includes Harris’ biography on his inspirational friend Henry W. Grady, first time in digital print* Features Wiggins’ seminal biography – discover Harris’ incredible life* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
 
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CONTENTS:
 
The Uncle Remus BooksUncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (1881)Nights with Uncle Remus (1883)Uncle Remus and His Friends (1892)The Tar-Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus (1904)Told by Uncle Remus (1905)Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit (1907)Uncle Remus and the Little Boy (1910)Uncle Remus Returns (1918)Seven Tales of Uncle Remus (1948)
 
Mr. Thimblefinger SeriesLittle Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country (1894)Mr. Rabbit at Home (1895)The Story of Aaron (So Named), the Son of Ben Ali (1896)Aaron in the Wildwoods (1897)
 
The NovelsThe Romance of RockvilleOn the Plantation (1892)Sister Jane (1896)Gabriel Tolliver (1902)A Little Union Scout (1904)Shadow between His Shoulder Blades (1909)The Bishop and the Boogerman (1909)
 
The Shorter FictionMingo and Other Sketches in Black and White (1884)Free Joe and Other Georgian Sketches (1887)Daddy Jake, The Runaway: And Short Stories Told After Dark (1889)Balaam and His Master and Other Sketches and Stories (1891)Evening Tales (1893)Stories of Georgia (1896)Tales of the Home Folks in Peace and War (1898)The Chronicles of Aunt Minervy Ann (1899)Plantation Pageants (1899)On the Wing of Occasions (1900)The Making of a Statesman and Other Stories (1902)Wally Wanderoon and His Story-Telling Machine (1903)
 
The Short StoriesList of Short Stories in Chronological OrderList of Short Stories in Alphabetical Order
 
The Non-FictionIntroduction to ‘The Young Marooners on the Florida Coast’ by F. R. Goulding (1887)Life of Henry W. Grady (1890)
 
The BiographyThe Life of Joel Chandler Harris (1918) by Robert Lemuel Wiggins
 
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