Uncle Remus: Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, And Mr. Terrapin
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: hinges cracked, no loose pages;
Step into the timeless world of the American South, where folklore breathes with life through the voice of Uncle Remus — a wise, elderly storyteller whose tales of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and the cunning Mr. Terrapin have captivated generations of readers. First published in 1881, Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus: Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin chronicles a rich tapestry of African American oral tradition, presenting animal fables rooted in the plantation folklore of the post-Civil War South. The trickster figure of Br'er Rabbit — small, clever, and endlessly resourceful — outwits his larger, more powerful adversaries time and again, delivering moral lessons wrapped in warmth, wit, and gentle humour. Harris's work stands as a landmark of American literary folklore, preserving a vast body of oral stories that might otherwise have been lost to history, transcribed with remarkable care for the vernacular dialect of the era. The fifty illustrations by A. T. Elwes, as noted on the title page, bring vivid life to these beloved characters, making this George Routledge and Sons edition a particularly cherished artefact of Victorian-era publishing. Rich with themes of resilience, cunning over brute strength, and the enduring power of community storytelling, this volume invites readers to ask: in a world where the powerful hold every advantage, what does it truly take for the small and the clever to prevail?
Author: Joel Chandler Harris
Format: Hardback
Published: 1111, George Routledge and Sons, Limited
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and corners
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: hinges cracked, no loose pages;
Step into the timeless world of the American South, where folklore breathes with life through the voice of Uncle Remus — a wise, elderly storyteller whose tales of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and the cunning Mr. Terrapin have captivated generations of readers. First published in 1881, Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus: Mr. Fox, Mr. Rabbit, and Mr. Terrapin chronicles a rich tapestry of African American oral tradition, presenting animal fables rooted in the plantation folklore of the post-Civil War South. The trickster figure of Br'er Rabbit — small, clever, and endlessly resourceful — outwits his larger, more powerful adversaries time and again, delivering moral lessons wrapped in warmth, wit, and gentle humour. Harris's work stands as a landmark of American literary folklore, preserving a vast body of oral stories that might otherwise have been lost to history, transcribed with remarkable care for the vernacular dialect of the era. The fifty illustrations by A. T. Elwes, as noted on the title page, bring vivid life to these beloved characters, making this George Routledge and Sons edition a particularly cherished artefact of Victorian-era publishing. Rich with themes of resilience, cunning over brute strength, and the enduring power of community storytelling, this volume invites readers to ask: in a world where the powerful hold every advantage, what does it truly take for the small and the clever to prevail?