SOURCE: A review of Uncle Remus and His Legends of the Old Plantation, in The Spectator, Vol. 53, No. 2753, April 2, 1881, pp. 445-46.
In the following review of the English version of Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings, the critic applauds Harris's tales while noting that the collection depicts the "gullibility of the stronger races" as well as "delight" in "the habits of cunning, deceit, and dishonesty. "
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