"Song of the South Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the collection of Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus. The film takes place in the southern United States during the Reconstruction Era, a period of American history shortly after the end of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The story follows 7-year-old Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) who is visiting his grandmother's plantation for an extended stay. Johnny befriends Uncle"
"of his published Uncle Remus stories, including """" (1880), ""Nights with Uncle Remus"" (1883), ""Uncle Remus and His Friends"" (1892), ""The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus"" (1904), """" (1905), ""Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit"" (1907). The last three books written by Joel Chandler Harris were published after his death which included ""Uncle Remus and the Little Boy"" (1910), ""Uncle Remus Returns"" (1918), and ""Seven Tales of Uncle Remus"" (1948). The tales, 185 in sum, became immensely popular among both black and white readers in the North and South. Few people outside of the South had heard accents"
"The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit The Tales of Uncle Remus: The Adventures of Brer Rabbit is a 1987 Children's book by Julius Lester and illustrator Jerry Pinkney. It is a retelling of the American Br'er Rabbit tales. ""Publishers Weekly"" in a review of ""The Tales of Uncle Remus"" wrote ""This collection is important as a way of introducing readers to the Harris tales; it also stands alone as a volume of wonderfully funny folktales. For many purists, though, it will not replace the original stories. Pinkney's drawings, both black-and-white and color, nicely combine realistic detail"
"Joel Chandler Harris House Joel Chandler Harris House, also known as The Wren's Nest or Snap Bean Farm, is a Queen Anne style house at 1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. (formerly Gordon Street.), SW. in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1870, it was home to Joel Chandler Harris, editor of the ""Atlanta Constitution"" and author of the ""Uncle Remus Tales"", from 1881 until his death in 1908. He is most known as author of the ""Uncle Remus"" tales, based upon stories he heard slaves tell during his youth. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association"
"Joel Chandler Harris House Joel Chandler Harris House, also known as The Wren's Nest or Snap Bean Farm, is a Queen Anne style house at 1050 Ralph D. Abernathy Blvd. (formerly Gordon Street.), SW. in Atlanta, Georgia. Built in 1870, it was home to Joel Chandler Harris, editor of the ""Atlanta Constitution"" and author of the ""Uncle Remus Tales"", from 1881 until his death in 1908. He is most known as author of the ""Uncle Remus"" tales, based upon stories he heard slaves tell during his youth. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1962 for its association"
"Searching the Worlds of John Rechy"". John Rechy John Francisco Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is an American novelist, essayist, memoirist, dramatist and literary critic. In his novels, he has written extensively about gay culture in Los Angeles and wider America, among other subject matters, and is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. ""City of Night"", his debut novel published in 1963, was a best seller. Drawing on his own background, he has contributed to Chicano literature, notably with his novel ""The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez"", which has been taught in several Chicano literature courses throughout the United"
"collection has encountered controversy. ""Uncle Remus"" is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from southern African Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's Fables and Jean de La Fontaine's stories. Uncle Remus is a kindly old freedman who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him. The stories are written in an eye dialect devised by Harris to represent a Deep South Negro dialect. Uncle Remus is a compilation of Br'er Rabbit storytellers that Harris had encountered during his time at the Turnwold Plantation. Harris"
"Jane Rice Jane Rice (April 30, 1913 – March 2, 2003) was an American science fiction and horror writer. Her fiction debut was with ""The Dream"" in the July 1940 issue of ""Unknown"", edited by the legendary sf editor John W. Campbell. During the war she published 10 stories in ""Unknown"". Campbell purchased her first and only novel, ""Lucy"", in 1943, and was holding it in inventory for a future issue when ""Unknown"" suddenly ceased publication late in 1943. Street & Smith held the manuscript for several years but after the war it vanished from their files, and Rice had"
"Uncle Remus stories of Joel Chandler Harris. In 1968, the original ""The Tales of the Okefenokee"" attraction was redesigned by Sid and Marty Krofft of puppeteering and television fame. Monster Plantation made its debut in 1981, using the same ride system but replacing all characters and scenery from the antiquated ""Tales of the Okefenokee"" dark ride that had been operating since the park opened in 1967. To create the ride, Six Flags engaged Gary Goddard and Al Bertino, both who had recently left Walt Disney Imagineering. The exterior of the ride looks like a typical antebellum Southern Plantation. Boats proceed"
"Joel Chandler Harris Joel Chandler Harris (December 9, 1848 – July 3, 1908) was an American journalist, fiction writer, and folklorist best known for his collection of Uncle Remus stories. Harris was born in Eatonton, Georgia, where he served as an apprentice on a plantation during his teenage years. He spent most of his adult life in Atlanta working as an associate editor at the ""Atlanta Constitution"". Harris led two professional lives: as the editor and journalist known as Joe Harris, he supported a vision of the New South with the editor Henry W. Grady (1880–1889), stressing regional and racial"
"Laurence Overmire Laurence Overmire (born August 17, 1957, Rochester, NY) is an American poet, author, actor, educator, genealogist, peace activist, civil rights, human rights, and animal rights advocate and environmentalist. He is the author of ""The One Idea That Saves The World: A Call to Conscience and A Call to Action"" (2012), a philosophical prose work that deals with the spiritual and moral issues that confront humankind in the 21st century. The book has been endorsed by Thom Hartmann, Bill McKibben, Raffi Cavoukian, The World Business Academy, Mona Polacca of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers, Aaron Viles of"
"The Club Dumas The Club Dumas (original Spanish title El Club Dumas) is a 1993 novel by Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The book is set in a world of antiquarian booksellers, echoing his previous work, ""The Flanders Panel"". The story follows the adventures of a book dealer, Lucas Corso, who is hired to authenticate a rare manuscript by Alexandre Dumas, père. Corso's investigation leads him to seek out two copies of a (fictional) rare book known as ""De Umbrarum Regni Novem Portis"" (""Of the Nine Doors of the Kingdom of Shadows""). Corso encounters a host of intriguing characters on his journey of"
"John Rechy John Francisco Rechy (born March 10, 1931) is an American novelist, essayist, memoirist, dramatist and literary critic. In his novels, he has written extensively about gay culture in Los Angeles and wider America, among other subject matters, and is among the pioneers of modern LGBT literature. ""City of Night"", his debut novel published in 1963, was a best seller. Drawing on his own background, he has contributed to Chicano literature, notably with his novel ""The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gomez"", which has been taught in several Chicano literature courses throughout the United States. Rechy was born March 10,"
"in the US. Robinson determined that Percy Bysshe Shelley was the co-author of the novel: ""He made very significant changes in words, themes and style. The book should now be credited as 'by Mary Shelley with Percy Shelley'."" In late 2014 Shelley's work led lecturers from the University of Pennsylvania and New York University to produce a Massive open online course (MOOC) on the life of Percy Shelley and Prometheus Unbound. Notes Bibliography Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 17928 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets, who is regarded by some as"
"The Realm of the Unreal ""The Realm of the Unreal"" is a short story by American Civil War soldier, wit, and writer Ambrose Bierce. It appeared in ""The San Francisco Examiner"" on July 20, 1890 and was reprinted in the 1893 collection ""Can Such Things Be?"" The story elaborates the idea of ""the realm of the unreal"" introduced by Bierce in the 1879 story ""My Shipwreck"". While riding to Auburn, the narrator encounters Dr. Dorrimore and reluctantly gives him a ride to a hotel. He can't stand Dorrimore, who is a magician of sorts from Calcutta and who stupefied the"
"a problematic and contradictory figure: sometimes a mouthpiece for white paternalism, sometimes a stereotype of the black entertainer, and sometimes poetically subversive. Julius Lester, a black folklorist and university professor, sees the Uncle Remus stories as important records of black folklore. He has rewritten many of the Harris stories in an effort to elevate the subversive elements over the purportedly racist ones. Regarding the nature of the Uncle Remus character, Lester said, There are no inaccuracies in Harris's characterization of Uncle Remus. Even the most cursory reading of the slave narratives collected by the Federal Writer's Project of the 1930s"
"- 2013.). Founder of Mensa World Photo Cup. Co-author of NTC System of learning and author of Riddle questions concept. Uroš Petrović Uroš Petrović (Serbian cirilic Урош Петровић) is a Serbian writer (born April 8, 1967, in Gornji Milanovac, Socialist Republic of Serbia within Yugoslavia, now Serbia), best known for his unusual novels, ""Riddle Tales I - V"" (Original title – ""Zagonetne priče"") serial, ""Mysteries of Ginkgo Street"" (Original title – ""Misterije Ginkove ulice"") and the first Serbian horror for children "" The Fifth Butterfly"" (Original title – ""Peti leptir""). ""Dark Secrets of Ginkgo Street"" and ""Marta's Great Mysterious Adventure"""
"Uroš Petrović Uroš Petrović (Serbian cirilic Урош Петровић) is a Serbian writer (born April 8, 1967, in Gornji Milanovac, Socialist Republic of Serbia within Yugoslavia, now Serbia), best known for his unusual novels, ""Riddle Tales I - V"" (Original title – ""Zagonetne priče"") serial, ""Mysteries of Ginkgo Street"" (Original title – ""Misterije Ginkove ulice"") and the first Serbian horror for children "" The Fifth Butterfly"" (Original title – ""Peti leptir""). ""Dark Secrets of Ginkgo Street"" and ""Marta's Great Mysterious Adventure"" are also an innovative form - ""novels made of riddles"". Awarded for books and photographs. Chairman of Serbian Mensa (2008."
"brings the Herculine Trilogy to a close. HarperCollins released Reese's ""The Dracula Dossier"" in October, 2008. Modeled on Bram Stoker’s ""Dracula"", the novel imagines an encounter between Stoker himself and Francis J. Tumblety, a real-life suspect in the Jack the Ripper murders. Reese’s books have been published in Russian, Romanian, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, and Spanish. James Reese (author) James Reese is American author born on November 21, 1964 in Patchogue, New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame, and has an MA in Theatre from SUNY Stony Brook. Having lived in New Orleans and Key West, Florida, Reese now"
"William James Rivers William James Rivers (18 July, 1822 – 22 June, 1909) was a famous and important Southern writer, educator, and a published author before, during, and after the Confederate States of America. He has recently been re-published, his novel ""Eunice: A Tale of Reconstruction Times in South Carolina"" having been published as recently as 2006 by the University of South Carolina and his unpublished manuscripts forming an important part of the permanent manuscript collection of USC. Tara Courtney McKinney, editor of the 2006 republication of ""Eunice"", has done a great deal of biographical research as well. William James"
"(sometimes referred to as ""Uncle Remus Stories""), based on Harris's stories and drawn by Condé. There were 16 episodes in the series, each with its own title, such as ""Brer Rabbit & the Gold Mine."" Another comic strip from Condé was ""Aubrey of the Tenements"" (1904), which featured a cat named Aubrey and his nameless friend, a talkative and rude parrot who gets them both into all kinds of mischief after they move from the slums to an upper-class home. ""(Alphabetical by author)"" J. M. Condé J. M. Condé was an early 20th century ""golden age"" book illustrator and comic"
"John DeChancie John DeChancie (born August 3, 1946) is an American author. A Pittsburgh native, he is most famous for his comic fantasy ""Castle"" series, and his science fiction ""Skyway"" series. He is currently engaged in writing screenplays, teleplays, and prose fiction. The ""Castle Perilous"" series revolves around Castle Perilous (the name is drawn from the Siege Perilous of Arthurian fable), whose lord is Incarnadine, a sorcerer. 144,000 doors (or ""aspects"") of the Castle each lead to another parallel universe. Some of these dimensions are magical, while others have little or no magic; one of the latter is Earth. Those"
"University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, where he received his Master of Fine Arts Laurence Overmire Laurence Overmire (born August 17, 1957, Rochester, NY) is an American poet, author, actor, educator, genealogist, peace activist, civil rights, human rights, and animal rights advocate and environmentalist. He is the author of ""The One Idea That Saves The World: A Call to Conscience and A Call to Action"" (2012), a philosophical prose work that deals with the spiritual and moral issues that confront humankind in the 21st century. The book has been endorsed by Thom Hartmann, Bill McKibben, Raffi Cavoukian, The World Business Academy, Mona"
"Stacy Aumonier Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928) was a British writer, sometimes mistakenly credited as Stacey Aumonier. Between 1913 and 1928, he wrote more than 85 short stories, 6 novels, a volume of character studies, and a volume of 15 essays. It was as a short-story writer that he was most highly regarded. Nobel Prize winner (and ""Forsyte Saga"" author) John Galsworthy described Stacy Aumonier as ""one of the best short-story writers of all time"" and predicted that, through the best of his stories, he would ""outlive all the writers of his day."" James Hilton (author of ""Goodbye, Mr Chips"" and ""Lost"
"for Murder"" (2009), ""Diva Las Vegas"" (2010), and ""Swinging in the Rain"" (2011) Notable characters appearing in some of his novels include ""Miles Jacoby,"" ""Joe Keough,"" ""Nick Delvecchio,"" ""Gil and Claire Hunt,"" Truxton Lerwis,"" ""Eddie G."" and ""The Rat Pack."" Robert J. Randisi Robert Joseph Randisi (born August 24, 1951) is an American author who writes in the detective and Western genres. He has authored more than 500 published books and has edited more than 30 anthologies of short stories. Booklist magazine said he ""may be the last of the pulp writers."" He co-founded and edited ""Mystery Scene"" magazine and"
"Linda Chapman Linda Anne Chapman (born 15 January 1969 in Liverpool) is a British writer, principally of series for younger children. She is particularly known for her fantasy books about unicorns, mermaids and magic. She also writes the Spell Sisters series as Amber Castle and the Superpowers series as Alex Cliff (her own pseudonyms). She has written several of the series books published under the names Lucy Daniels, Jenny Dale (Puppy Patrol), Katie Chase (Little Princesses), Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Magic), and Lauren Brooke, either as part of a collective pseudonym or as a ghostwriter. She has written ""about 200"" books."
"Luis Coloma Luis Coloma (Jerez de la Frontera, January 1851 - Madrid, 1914) was a Spanish author known for creating the character Ratoncito Pérez. Coloma was also a prolific writer of short stories and his complete works, which includes his novels, biographies, and other works, have since been collected in a multi-volume set. He studied at the University of Seville, where he graduated with a Master's degree in law, although he never got to practice law. In 1908 Coloma became a member of the Real Academia. In 1880 Coloma began work on ""Pequeñeces"" on behalf of the Society of Jesus."
"has started to be reissued on the Harlequin brand. Rochelle Alers Rochelle Alers (born August 7, 1943) is an American writer of romance novels. She has also written under the pen names Susan James and Rena McLeary. Rochelle Alers was born on August 7, 1943 in Manhattan, New York, where she was also raised. After earning degrees in sociology and psychology, she taught pre-school for a time before entering the business world. Alers began writing her first novel in 1984, after a decade of reading romance novels. She finished her first manuscript, the novel ""Hideway"", in 1985. After several rejections"
"Gene DeWeese Thomas Eugene DeWeese (January 31, 1934 – March 19, 2012) was an American writer of science fiction, best known for his ""Star Trek"" novels. He also wrote Gothic, mystery, and young adult fiction, totalling more than 40 books in his career. He published as Gene DeWeese and Jean DeWeese; his pseudonyms as a collaborator included Thomas Stratton and Victoria Thomas. DeWeese was born January 31, 1934 in Rochester, Indiana. He began writing science fiction stories in grade school, beginning with a Mickey Mouse story he wrote. In high school, he wrote articles and science-fiction columns for his local"
"Cincinnati region. George Remus George Remus (November 14, 1874 – January 20, 1952) was an American lawyer and bootlegger during the Prohibition era. Remus was known to have referred to himself in the third person after his rise to power during the early days of Prohibition, which he reportedly continued to do until his death. It has been claimed that he was the inspiration for the title character Jay Gatsby in ""The Great Gatsby"" by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Remus was born in Berlin, Germany in 1874 to Frank and Maria Remus. Remus' family moved to Chicago by the time he"
"James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde and is regarded as one of the most influential and important authors of the 20th century. Joyce is best known for ""Ulysses"" (1922), a landmark work in which the episodes of Homer's ""Odyssey"" are paralleled in a variety of literary styles, most famously stream of consciousness. Other well-known works are the short-story collection ""Dubliners"" (1914), and the novels ""A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"" (1916) and ""Finnegans Wake"" (1939)."
"Uncle Remus's stories, which are a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from southern African-Americans. The stories main characters are Brother Rabbit, Brother Fox and Brother Bear. From these stories, Davis adopted Remus as his BBQ forename. The second part of his name comes from a lesser known source. When Davis was young, his father was a mechanic and worked with a man with the last name Powers. As Davis grew up, he learned many things from Mr. Powers and to this day remembers him and has honored him by making Powers his BBQ surname. Davis writes"
"Gregory Maguire Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954) is an American novelist. He is the author of """", ""Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister"", and several dozen other novels for adults and children. Many of Maguire's adult novels are inspired by classic children's stories; ""Wicked"" transforms the Wicked Witch of the West from L. Frank Baum's ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" and its 1939 film adaptation into the misunderstood green-skinned Elphaba Thropp. The blockbuster Broadway musical ""Wicked"", at its height running nine companies simultaneously around the world, was inspired by Maguire's first grown-up novel. The musical is the ninth-longest-running play currently"