Brer Rabbit and the Briar Patch

by Joel Chandler Harris

Overview

In this Uncle Remus story, which is filled with fairly heavy dialect, the author tells us how Brer Rabbit uses his wits to convince his enemies, fox and wolf, to cast him into a patch of briars rather than to get even with him using a more conventional (and more successful) method. Only when the deed has been done, do fox and wolf realize they have been tricked.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012466556
Publisher:	Jeanne Gibson
Publication date:	05/08/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	586,416
File size:	119 KB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

Joel Chandler Harris, (1845-1908) started collecting materials for a series of books featuring the character of Brer Rabbit in the 1870’s. Mr. Harris had become familiar with many of the stories he wrote down during the time he worked as a printer’s devil for a newspaper run by Joseph Turnwold, who also owned a plantation using slave labor. In later years, he worked for other newspapers and magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post.

A number of other well-known authors such as Mark Twain and A. A. Milne have credited Harris with influencing their own writing careers.