Harris, Joel Chandler

Ga., 1848- ——. An Atlanta journalist, editor of The Constitution, celebrated as the author of Uncle Remus, a unique character study of the Southern negro as well as a notable contribution to the literature of folk-lore. His writings include Uncle Remus: his Songs and his Sayings; Nights with Uncle Remus; Uncle Remus and his Friends; Mingo, and Other Sketches in Black and White; Balaam and his Master, and Other Sketches; Little Mr. Thimble finger, a juvenile; Mr. Rabbit at Home, a juvenile; The Story of Aaron, a juvenile; Free Joe, and Other Georgian Sketches; Evening Tales, from the French of Fréderic Ortoli; Stories of Georgia; Sister Jane, her Friends and Acquaintances; Georgia, from the Invasion of De Soto to Recent Times. See Chautauquan, October, 1896. Ap. Hou. Scr.