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'Uncle Remus' Tales
by Joel Chandler Harris

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'I don't keer w'at you do wid me, Brer Fox,' sezee, 'so don't you fling me in dat brier-patch. Roas' me, Brer Fox' sezee,.
but don't fling me in dat brier-patch,' sezee. — in "Legends of The Old Plantation" [1886]

"Licker talks mighty loud w'en it gits loose from de jug."
"Rooster makes mo’ racket dan de hen w’at lay de aig."
"Mighty po’ bee dat don’t make mo’ honey dan he want."
"Watch out when you're gettin' all you want. Fattenin' hogs ain't in luck."
— in "Plantation Proverbs"

"You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far." — Uncle Remus

"I seem to see before me the smiling faces of thousands of children, some young and fresh and some wearing the friendly marks of age. But all children at heart and not an unfriendly face among them. And while I’m trying hard to speak the right word, I seem to hear a voice lifted above the rest saying 'you have made some of us happy'. And so I feel my heart fluttering and my lips trembling, and I have to bow silently and turn away and hurry back into the obscurity that fits me best."
— Preface, "Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings", 1895 edition

Synopsis

Uncle Remus website
Uncle Remus entry at Wikipedia
Joel Chandler Harris entry at Wikipedia
Joel Chandler Harris credits [1946-2006] at Internet Movie Database

The  Books
Joel Chandler Harris [1848-1908] created the first version of the Uncle Remus character for the Atlanta Constitution in 1876; the Atlanta Constitution published "The Story of Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox As Told By Uncle Remus" on 20 July 1879; the first 34 Uncle Remus stories were published in book form as "Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings" in 1880, and became a national bestseller. Further collections of Uncle Remus tales were "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: New Stories of The Old Plantation" [1905], and "Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit" [1907]; the last three books were published after Harris's death: "Uncle Remus and The Little Boy" [1910], "Uncle Remus Returns" [1918], and "Seven Tales of Uncle Remus" [1948]. There are 185 tales in the official 'canon'.

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	"Walt Disney's Uncle Remus Stories" [23 stories 1946] (Retold) by Marion Palmer, Drawings by Al Dempster & Bill Justice Giant Golden Book 13¼x10¼ hardcover [10/86] out of print/40+ used Giant Golden Book hardcover [1947] out of print/used
	"The Favorite Uncle Remus" [ages 9-12; 60 stories; 1948] by Joel Chandler Harris, Illustrated by A.B. Frost, Edited by Sealwood & Coolidge Houghton Mifflin BFYC 9x6 hardcover [1/73] for $21.98 Houghton Mifflin BFYC 9x6 hardcover [1/73] out of print/many used Houghton Mifflin Co. hardcover [1948] out of print/used
	"The Complete Tales of Uncle Remus" [ages 9-12; 1955] by Joel Chandler Harris, compiled by folklorist Richard Chase includes all 185 stories Houghton Mifflin 9½x6¼ hardcover [5/2002] for $27.39 Houghton Mifflin 8½x6 hardcover [9/55] out of print/many used Houghton Mifflin hardcover [9/55] out of print/used
	"Walt Disney's Uncle Remus Stories" [14 stories 1969] (Retold) by Marion Palmer, Drawings by Al Dempster & Bill Justice Golden Book Press 13x10½ hardcover [1972] out of print/used
	"Giant Treasury of Brer Rabbit" [1991] Retold From The Stories of Joel Chandler Harris, Illustrated by Harry Rountree and René Bull Modern retelling (by anonymous editor-author), with Uncle Remus absent as narrator; 24 of the 27 stories in the 1906 British edition are presented here with the priceless full-page color plates by Harry Rountree [1878-1950] and the superb black-and-white line drawings by René Bull [1872-1942]; 40 illustrations are full color, 40 are black-and-white. Gramercy 11½x8¾ hardcover [1/91] out of print/50+ used
	"The Adventures of Brer Rabbit" [1995] Illustrated by Steve Smallman Templar Publng 10¼x10¼ pb [8/95] out of print/used
	"My Best Brer Rabbit Stories: A Bumper Collection of Uncle Remus's Classic Tales" [for ages 4 & up; 2010] Retold by Rene Cloke Award Publns Ltd. 10¼x7¾ hardcover [1/2013] for $15.00 Award Publns Ltd. hardcover [8/2012] out of print/used Award Publns Ltd. hardcover [9/2010] out of print/used

'Brer Rabbit'  Books  by  Enid Blyton [1897-1968]

"Brer Rabbit" [Old Thatch Series 1934] Retold by Enid Blyton"
"Heyo, Brer Rabbit!" [1938] illustrator Kathleen Nixon
https://www.amazon.com/Heyo-Brer-Rabbit-Enid-Blyton/dp/B003HALJBY/
"Brer Rabbit" [Evans Brothers Little Books, 1942] illustrator Alfred Kerr
BRER RABBIT AND HIS FRIENDS Paperback – 1945

"Enid Blyton's Brer Rabbit Book" [1948] includes 43 Uncle Remus 'plantation fables' re-written by Enid Blyton: Brer Bear’s Tail; Brer Bear and Brer Bull-Frog; Brer Bear Gets A Shock; Brer Fox’s Fish-Trap; Brer Fox’s New House; Brer Fox and Miss Goose; Brer Fox and Mr. Jack Sparrow; Brer Fox and The White Plums; Brer Fox Catches Mr. Horse; Brer Fox Gets Into Trouble; Brer Fox Tries Another Fish-Trap; Brer Terrapin Shows His Strength; Brer Wolf Gets Too Warm; Brer Wolf Is Still In Trouble; Brer Wolf Tries To Grow Horns; Mr. Benjamin Ram; Mr. Lion’s Soup; Mr. Lion and Brer Rabbit Goes Hunting; Oh, Brer Rabbit!; Poor Sis Cow!; The Wonderful Tar-Baby; Brer Rabbit’s Pond; B.R. and Brer Bear; B.R. and Cousin Wildcat; B.R. and The Alligator; B.R. and The Butter; B.R. and The Greens; B.R. and The Pears; B.R. Catches Mice; B.R. Gets A House; B.R. Gets A Riding Horse; B.R. Gets Brer Bear; B.R. Gets Brer Fox’s Dinner; B.R. Is In A Hole; B.R. Is Nearly Caught; B.R. Lays In His Winter Stores; B.R. Meets His Match; B.R. Raises The Dust; B.R. Runs A Race; B.R. Saves Brer Terrapin; B.R. Saves His Meat; B.R. Tricks Mr. Man; and B.R. Up The Chimney Illustrated by Grace Lodge: Latimer House hardcover [1948] out of print/used Illustrated by Grace Lodge: Latimer House hardcover [1951] out of print/scarce Illustrated by Grace Lodge: Dean & Son 7½x5 hardcover [1963] out of print/used Dean & Son 7¼x5 hardcover [1975] out of print/40+ used Illustrated by Doug Hall: Budget Books hardcover [1986] out of print/used

Enid Blyton's Second Brer Rabbit Book [Latimer House 1950]
https://www.amazon.com/Second-Brer-Rabbit-Book-Blyton/dp/B000KHDED8/
"Third Brer Rabbit Book" [1952] + 1954
https://www.amazon.com/Enid-Blytons-Third-Rabbit-Book/dp/B000PHNATG/
"Enid Blyton's Fourth Brer Rabbit Book" [1953]
https://www.amazon.com/Enid-Blytons-Fourth-Brer-Rabbit/dp/B001GHVJGK/
"Sixth Brer Rabbit Book"
"Seventh Brer Rabbit Book"
https://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Rabbit-Lodge-Grace-Blyton/dp/B001C53FRW/
"Eighth Brer Rabbit Book" [1958]
"Brer Rabbit Holiday Adventures" [1958]
"Brer Rabbit and His Friends" [1960]
"Brer Rabbit Again" [1963] illustrator Grace Lodge
https://www.amazon.com/Brer-Rabbit-Again-Blyton-1963-01-01/dp/B017MYTWVE/
"Brer Rabbit Book" [1963] illustrator Grace Lodge
"Brer Rabbit's A Rascal" [1963] illustrator Grace Lodge
"Brer Rabbit Stories by Enid Blyton" [1989]
https://www.amazon.com/Brer-Rabbit-Stories-Blyton-1989-12-31/dp/B0182PRVKQ/

"The Brer Rabbit Collection: 3 Books In 1" [2012] by Enid Blyton contains over 80 very short tales from the books "Enid Blyton's Brer Rabbit Book" [1948], "Brer Rabbit Again" [1963], and "Brer Rabbit's A Rascal!" [1965] with black-and-white illustrations Egmont Books, Ltd. 7½x5 pb [10/2013] out of print/used Egmont Books, Ltd. 7¾x5 pb [6/2012] out of print/used Egmont Books, Ltd. pb [6/2012] out of print/used Egmont Books, Ltd. pb [6/2012] out of print/used "The Brer Rabbit Story Collection" [Bumper Sept 2016] by Enid Blyton Hachette/Hodder Children's Books 7¾x5 pb [9/2016] for $25.25

dozens more children's books by Enid Blyton on Spirit of America Bookstore's Enid Blyton [1897-1968] Pages

Kindle  Editions
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	"Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit (Illustrated)" by Joel Chandler Harris [2011] 66-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [11/2011] ten stories for 99¢ 74-page Kindle Edition from I.C.U. Publng [6/2011] 11 stories for $1.99
	Uncle Remus: Folktales From The African-American South" for Kindle [2015] 848-page Kindle Edition from Xist Publng [6/2015] for 99¢ {sic} includes selected proverbs, 55 stories, and 7 songs; text only
	"The Best of Uncle Remus: Folktales of The Old South" for Kindle [2015] 427-page Kindle Edition from Halcyon Classics [7/2015] for 99¢ {sic} over 100 stories; text only
	"Uncle Remus Stories by Joel Chandler Harris" for Kindle [1906 facsimile edition] Illustrations by A.B. Frost & Harry Rowntree 218-page Kindle Edition from Amazon Digital Services [5/2016] 28 stories for $1.99

The  Author

Joel Chandler Harris [1848-1908]
"Write about what you know and care deeply about. When one puts one's self on paper - that is what is called good writing."
"I am in the prime of my senility."
— Joel Chandler Harris

Joel Chandler Harris was born in December 1848 at Eatonton, Georgia; he spent four years during the Civil War learning the profession of typesetter and reading all of the books
in the library at Turnwold Plantation; he worked at a series of newspapers in Georgia until 1876.

He met teenager Mary Esther LaRose in 1872; they were married in April 1873; the couple had two children, and stayed together until his death in 1908.

Harris was hired in 1876 at the Atlanta Constitution newspaper and remained there for 24 years. He retired from the newspaper in 1900 and continued writing; from 1907 until his death he edited Uncle Remus's Magazine. He died at age 59 from cirrhosis of the liver on 3 July 1908 at his home 'Wren's Nest' in West End, Atlanta, Georgia.

Joel Chandler Harris wrote for national magazines on the side, and began using visits by the fictional Uncle Remus character in his newspaper column. The first Uncle Remus plantation fable was published in the Atlanta Constitution newspaper in July 1879; the first 34 Uncle Remus stories were published in book form in 1880; the book was a national bestseller.

Joel Chandler Harris entry at Wikipedia
Joel Chandler Harris credits [1946-2006] at Internet Movie Database
browse the Joel Chandler Harris Store {returns 35 titles} at Amazon

online text of 'An Accidental Author' article from Lippencott's Magazine, April 1886

	"The Life and Letters of Joel Chandler Harris" [1918] by Julia Collier Harris Forgotten Books 9x6 pb [9/2015] for $20.57 Arkose Press 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2015] for $32.95 Arkose Press 9¼x6 hardcover [10/2015] out of print/used Houghton Mifflin Co. 8½x6 hardcover [6/1918] out of print/used available as free online etext at Internet Archive
	"Joel Chandler Harris, Creator of 'Uncle Remus': His Birth and Early Years In Eatonton and Putnam County, Georgia (including the Famous Article 'An Accidental Author' from Lippencott's Magazine, April 1886)" [1918] by Julia Collier Harris Uncle Remus Museum pb [1985] out of print/scarce Studio Designs Printing pb [1918] out of print/scarce
	"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 Published In Book Form" [1918] by Robert Lemuel Wiggins, PhD Kindle Edition from HardPress Publng [8/2014] for $7.95 HardPress Publng 9x6 pb [1/2015] for $34.95 Methodist Episcopal Church Publng hardcover [1918] out of print/used available as free online etext at Internet Archive
	"Joel Chandler Harris: Uncle Remus - Plantation Storyteller" [1941] by Alvin F. Harlow Yutang Press 8½x5½ pb [3/2007] for $29.99 Nabu Press 9¾x7½ pb [8/2011] for $28.65 Palala Press 9¼x6 hardcover [9/2015] for $25.95 Julian Messner hardcover [1941] out of print/used
	"Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus and The 'Cornfield Journalist': The Tale of Joel Chandler Harris" [2000] by Walter M. Brasch Mercer Univ Press 9x6 hardcover [10/2000] out of print/many used
	"The Road To The Briar Patch: The Childhood of Joel Chandler Harris" [2016] by Chloe Abigail Shelton illustrated novel by omni-talented teenage fan of all things Disney Kindle Edition from Pickles & Popcorn Press [3/2016] for $5.99 CreateSpace 9x6 pb [3/2016] for $16.00 author's official website

Movies & Television,  Stageplays,  Other Media

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"Twentieth Century" [Columbia Pictures May 1934]

The actress protege of a Broadway director decamps for Hollywood; her career soars and his fades. When he meets her on the train to the West Coast, he tries to persuade her to return to the stage. Co‑produced & directed by Howard Hawks; script by Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur, based on their Broadway play; starring John Barrymore, Carole Lombard, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns, Ralph Forbes, Charles Lane, Etienne Girardot & Edgar Kennedy NOTE: Afro-American actor George Reed portrays Uncle Remus in a stageplay scene. Sony b&w DVD [2/2005] for $89.90 {sic} Sony b&w VHS [6/98] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • credits on Broadway

	"Novoselye u Bratsa Krolika" short [Ekran 1986] {English: "Housewarming Party For Brother Rabbit"} 19-minute stop-motion animation color short from Russia • produced by E. Bobrovskaya; directed by Mayya Buzinova & Iosif Douksha; screenplay by Konstantin Sergienko; featuring voices of Yuri Medvedev, Georgiy Burkov, Lyudmila Gnilova, Aleksandr Lenkov Region 1 Blu-ray/DVD not available • credits at IMDb color 'fotogalerie' at Czech Filmová Databáze
	"Brer Rabbit and The Wonderful Tar Baby" [1990] 'interactive storybook' written by Eric Metaxas and illustrated by Henrik Drescher, based on the classic Uncle Remus story; also listed as a video game Co-produced, co-written & directed by Orlando Fernandez; co-written by Cathleen Earle, Eric Metaxas & Aimee Poquette; music by Taj Mahal; narrated by Danny Glover; featuring the voice of Phil Proctor; confusing credits: 2012 DVD 'directed by Tim Raglin' • credits at IMDb 23-minute Rabbit Ears Ent. color DVD-R [9/2012] for $9.95 Kindle Edition from Rabbit Ears Books [5/2012] for $7.77 Rabbit Ears Ent. 8¾x6¼ pb [6/2013] for $10.99 Picture Book Studio 7½x5¾ hardcover & cassette [10/92] out of print/used Simon & Schuster 11¾x10¾ hardcover [1991] out of print/used Simon & Schuster 10¾x9 hardcover [1990] out of print/50+ used
	"Brer Rabbit Tales" animated TV movie [Emerald City Prodns 1991] 47-minute animated color TV movie co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Al Guest & Jean Mathieson; featuring voices of Richard Courtney, Tom Hill, Alex Patrides, Marte Post, Ginny Tyler, Christopher Wolf Family Home Ent. color DVD [2/96] for $14.83 Family Home Ent. color VHS [2/96] out of prodn/used credits at IMDb
	"Brer Rabbit's Christmas Carol" video release [Dec 1992] Just before Christmas, Brer Rabbit learns that Brer Fox is planning to evict Brer Bear; so Brer Rabbit gets the other animals to help stage a Dickensian charade where the 'ghost' of Brer Wolf shows Fox his past and present and future; Fox is terrified and provides a lavish feast for the other animals on Christmas Day. 58-minute color animated video co-produced, co-written & co-directed by Al Guest & Jean Mathieson; featuring voices of Christopher Corey Smith, Ginny Tyler, Tom Hill, David Knell Delta Music color DVD [9/2002] for $8.40 Delta Music color VHS [1/2003] out of prodn/used Starz/Anchor Bay color VHS [10/97] for $6.32 full credits at IMDb
	"The Adventures of Brer Rabbit" video release [Universal Pictures March 2006] 'all-new family classic' directed by Byron Vaughns; screenplay by John Loy; featuring voices of Nick Cannon, Danny Glover, Wayne Brady, D.L. Hughley, Phil LaMarr, Wanda Sykes, Gary Anthony Williams, Debra Wilson Universal Studios Home Ent. color DVD [3/2006] for $5.00 full credits at IMDb • watch 7/2015 official trailer [1:02] online at YouTube

Disney's "Song of The South" [R.K.O. Radio Pictures Nov 1946]
Disney has forbidden the theatrical or video re-release of its classic film "Song of The South" since 1986.
'Song of The South' fansite [est. 1998]
'Song of The South' fan & DVD site [est. 2016]

The young son of plantation owners avoids his fellow white kids and prefers to listen to stories told by the former slave Uncle Remus; deft combination of live action and animation, loaded with songs; Disney has refused to re-release on VHS or DVD or Blu-ray since the November 1986 theatrical re-release; the DVD available here from a third party vendor includes recently-improved 1946 full movie, two trailers, and other bonus material Mayan Castle color DVD [version 2.0] for $14.95 + $3.95 s/h Filmed in Technicolor; produced by Walt Disney & Perce Pearce; live action directed by Harve Foster, anima-tion directed by Wilfred Jackson; story by Dalton Reymond; cinematography by Gregg Toland; starring James Baskett {as Uncle Remus & Br'er Fox}, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten, Johnnie Lee, Glenn Leeds, Ruth Warrick, Lucile Watson, Hattie McDaniel full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia watch official trailers online at YouTube: 1972 trailer [2:10] • 1986 trailer [1:10] watch truncated movie [10/2015 upload; 1:09:36] online at YouTube

"Who's Afraid of The Song of The South? and Other Forbidden Disney Stories" [2012] by Jim Korkis, Foreword by Floyd Norman after several chapters about "Song of The South", further chapter-topics include: L. Frank Baum & 'Oz'; Tim Burton; 'John Carter on Mars'; J. Edgar Hoover; Ward Kimball; Jessica Rabbit; and Mickey Rooney Kindle Edition from Theme Park Press [11/2012] for $5.99 Theme Park Press 8½x5½ pb [12/2012] for $16.25

"The Hedda Hopper' Show - This Is Hollywood" broadcast a 30-minute radio adaptation on February 1, 1947,
with James Baskett reprising his film role.

	"Walt Disney's Tales of Uncle Remus For Children" [1947] Capitol Records #L-6986 vinyl 78-rpm record [1947] out of prodn/scarce 5 tracks on 78-rpm record featuring Happy Jack Smith and Johnny Mercer & The Pied Pipers
	"Walt Disney's Song Of The South" vinyl LP soundtrack album [1956] Disneyland Records #WDL-4001 vinyl LP soundtrack album [1956] out of prodn/scarce artists include James Baskett {as Uncle Remus}, Johnny Lee, Nicodemus Stewart, Hattie McDaniel, and the Hall Johnson Choir
	"All The Songs from Walt Disney's Uncle Remus" vinyl LP soundtrack album [1960s?] Disneyland Records #1205 vinyl LP album [undated] 9 tracks - out of prodn/used ten songs on nine tracks, including: "Song of The South", "Uncle Remus Said", "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah", "Who Wants To Live Like That?", "Let The Rain Pour Down", "How Do You Do?", "Sooner or Later", "Everybody Has A Laughing Place" / "All I Want", and "Finale"
	"Walt Disney's Songs & Stories of Uncle Remus" vinyl LP album [1970] Featuring Brer Rabbit, Brer Bear, and Brer Fox; includes 'a magnificent full-color illustrated book' Disneyland Records #3907 vinyl LP album [1970] out of prodn/used Disneyland Records #3907 vinyl LP album [1970] out of prodn/used

Image  Gallery

L i n k s
Uncle Remus entry at Wikipedia
Joel Chandler Harris entry at Wikipedia
Joel Chandler Harris credits [1946-2006] at Internet Movie Database
browse the Joel Chandler Harris Store {returns 35 titles} at Amazon

Wren's Nest, Joel Chandler Harris Home [built 1870, museum 1913, National Historical Landmark 1962] in West End, Atlanta, Georgia.
Uncle Remus website
Uncle Remus Pages website {last update 2013}
'Song of The South' fansite [est. 1998]
'Song of The South' fan & DVD site [est. 2016]

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