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Uncle Remus, his songs and his sayings

by Joel Chandler Harris ; edited with an introduction by Robert Hemenway

(Penguin American library)(Penguin classics)

Penguin Books, 1982

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Originally published: New York : D. Appleton, 1880

Bibliography: p. 33-34

Summary: Presents the legends, songs, and sayings of Uncle Remus, following the text of the first edition of Joel Chandler Harris' attempt to record traditional black stories of his time

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THE DIALECT, LORE, AND FLAVOR OF BLACK LIFE IN THE SOUTH DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IS PORTRAYED AS IT APPEARED TO GEORGIA-BORN JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS IN UNCLE REMUS'S LEGENDS OF THE OLD PLANTATION. THIS COMPLETE EDITION CONTAINS THIRTY-FOUR TALES, TEN SONGS, TWENTY-ONE CHARACTER SKETCHES AND FOUR PAGES OF PROVERBS AND USES THE FIRST (1880) EDITION TEXT.

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