Joel Harris

Talán nem mindenki tudja, hogy a Magyarországon is nagyon kedvelt "Rémusz bácsi meséi"-t eredetileg egy atlantai újságíró, Joel Chandler Harris publikálta 1881-ben. Az afroamerikai népmesegyűjtemény narrátora egy öreg, fekete rabszolga, Rémusz bácsi, aki a kisgyermekeknek mesél Nyúl koma és társai kalandjairól. A Ciceró Kiadó ezúttal az eredeti meseszövegekhez nyúlt vissza, amelyek közül Varró Zsuzsa válogatott ki és fordított le hetet, Csics Emese pedig kicsik és nagyok számára még szemléletesebbé tette az örökbecsű történeteket.

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 genresPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titlesCONTENTS: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)Mr. Thimblefinger SeriesLittle Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country (1894)Mr. Rabbit at Home (1895)