Joel Chandler Harris

Convertido desde el momento de su aparición en un clásico absoluto de la literatura norteamericana, las cuentos narrados por El Tío Remus son un retrato absolutamente necesario de aquello que sucedió en una época y lugar muy concretos: la esclavitud, el sur de Estados Unidos antes y después de la guerra civil, la segregación racial... Con estas fábulas y leyendas nacidas en las mismas plantaciones, más de cien cuentos narrados cada noche...

"The Classic Collection of Children's Rabbit Books" is a delightful anthology comprising 50 beloved fairy tales featuring enchanting rabbit characters. Illustrated with charming artwork, this collection includes timeless favorites such as "Uncle Remus," which showcases the adventures and wisdom of Brer Rabbit in the American South. In "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," readers are introduced to the mischievous yet endearing Peter Rabbit as he explores Mr....

Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble and gain the advantage over the slower witted other animals, many of whom are trying to eat him. Br'er Rabbit stories were mostly collected directly from the afro-american oral story-telling tradition and are said to be a direct interpretation of Yoruba tales of Hare.

The happiest, the most vivid, and certainly the most critical period of a man's life is combined in the years that stretch between sixteen and twenty-two. His responsibilities do not sit heavily on him, he has hardly begun to realize them, and yet he has begun to see and feel, to observe and absorb; he is for once and for the last time an interested, and yet an irresponsible, spectator of the passing show. This period I had passed very pleasantly,...