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Uncle Remus Returns by Joel Chandler Harris ~ Full Audiobook [folklore]
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02/02/23
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Uncle Remus Returns by Joel Chandler Harris audiobook.
Genre: folklore
In Uncle Remus Returns, Joel Chandler Harris brings back the soft-spoken, sharp-eyed storyteller of the old plantation, now older and enjoying a quieter sort of retirement. When a new child arrives to visit family - the son of the original little boy who once begged for tales by the fire - Uncle Remus slips naturally into his familiar role, turning everyday moments into invitations for story. One by one, he shares a set of lively animal fables in which Brer Rabbit, forever small but never helpless, matches wits with larger, tougher neighbors like Brer Fox and Brer Bear. The adventures are comic, cunning, and often pointed, using mischief and surprise to explore pride, greed, fear, and the thin line between being clever and being cruel. Framed by the boy's questions and Remus's warm, teasing wisdom, the collection captures the rhythms of spoken storytelling and the pull of tales passed from one generation to the next. Heard today, the book also reflects the attitudes and dialect writing of its era, and some language may feel dated or offensive, even as the folk patterns and trickster energy remain compelling.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 00
(00:02:07) Chapter 01
(00:28:08) Chapter 02
(00:54:29) Chapter 03
(01:21:15) Chapter 04
(01:45:57) Chapter 05
(02:09:48) Chapter 06
(02:31:04) Chapter 07
(02:40:47) Chapter 08
(02:47:57) Chapter 09
(02:51:37) Chapter 10
(02:54:41) Chapter 11
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Uncle Remus and Friends - 17 stories by Joel Chandler Harris audiobook.
Genre: folklore
Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and many of us adults!) love to listen to. Yet the 'Brer Rabbit and 'Brer Fox and the others sound a lot like the people all around us. They tell stories about personalities and faults and virtues in a way that is unique to Uncle Remus. As the shadows grow longer outside, draw up a rocking chair next to the little boy, settle back and listen to the wise old man tell these stories. These 17 stories were specially chosen from Uncle Remus: His Songs and Sayings and include The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story, Miss Cow falls a Victim to Mr. Rabbit; Mr. Fox and the Deceitful Frogs; Mr. Rabbit grossly deceives Mr. Fox and lots of others.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:05:57) Chapter 02
(00:10:51) Chapter 03
(00:15:44) Chapter 04
(00:20:55) Chapter 05
(00:26:43) Chapter 06
(00:35:08) Chapter 07
(00:43:13) Chapter 08
(00:48:38) Chapter 09
(00:56:25) Chapter 10
(01:04:10) Chapter 11
(01:10:27) Chapter 12
(01:14:58) Chapter 13
(01:21:41) Chapter 14
(01:25:08) Chapter 15
(01:29:08) Chapter 16
(01:34:58) Chapter 17
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The Tar Baby - And Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris audiobook.
Genre: folklore
In The Tar Baby - And Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus, Joel Chandler Harris gathers some of the most memorable Uncle Remus selections into a compact, lively listening experience. Set within the familiar frame of a young boy visiting the elderly storyteller Uncle Remus, the book turns quickly to the animal world of Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and their neighbors, where every friendly chat can become a contest of wits. The centerpiece is the famous Tar Baby episode, a comic trap that sparks a fast-moving struggle between cunning and force, followed by additional rhymes and tales that echo the cadences of oral storytelling. As Brer Rabbit schemes, escapes, and occasionally overreaches, listeners encounter a world where the small survive by thinking faster than the strong. Beneath the humor and rhythmic language are themes of resilience, deception, and the complicated ways stories pass between generations and cultures. This collection highlights Harris's enduring, controversial place in American letters, preserving folktale patterns and character types that have traveled far beyond the cabin porch where Uncle Remus first speaks.
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Chapters (Approximate)
(00:00:00) Chapter 01
(00:12:11) Chapter 02
(00:15:48) Chapter 03
(00:20:06) Chapter 04
(00:22:41) Chapter 05
(00:28:14) Chapter 06
(00:33:03) Chapter 07
(00:38:21) Chapter 08
(00:43:06) Chapter 09
(00:47:48) Chapter 10
(00:52:28) Chapter 11
(00:58:20) Chapter 12
(01:00:25) Chapter 13
(01:05:51) Chapter 14
(01:08:56) Chapter 15
(01:11:40) Chapter 16
(01:13:49) Chapter 17
(01:15:54) Chapter 18
(01:20:56) Chapter 19
(01:23:17) Chapter 20
(01:25:27) Chapter 21
(01:27:19) Chapter 22
(01:29:53) Chapter 23
(01:31:22) Chapter 24
(01:32:40) Chapter 25
(01:34:31) Chapter 26
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