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Uncle Wiggily Longears is the main character of a series of children's stories by American author Howard R. Garis. He began writing the stories for the Newark News in 1910. Garis penned an Uncle Wiggily story every day (except Sundays) for more than 30 years, and published 79 books within the author's lifetime. According to his obituary in the Chicago Tribune, a walk in the woods in Verona, New Jersey was his inspiration

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7 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches, hardcover with grey background, red and black lettering, and yellow, red, green, and black illustration on front. Good condition, cover slightly warped on right with some small water spots. Name plate on inside cover along with pencil markings and some slight staining. Light finger prints throughout the inside pages, slight discoloration from age. Small stain on pages 50-59.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ... STORY XXX UNCLE WIGGILY GOES BERRYING "Well, this is a beautiful day," said Kittie Kat, as she and Uncle Wiggily walked along through the woods one morning. "Yes, this weather is very nice," agreed the old gentleman rabbit. "I ought to find my fortune to-day. I have been traveling after it a long time, and I am getting quite tired." Kittie Kat looked at him, and she was sorry to see that Uncle Wiggily appeared quite old. He was bending over as he walked, and he had to go very slowly, for his rheumatism was quite painful, even though he had his crutch that Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy had made for him out of a cornstalk. "Poor old rabbit," thought the pussy girl. "I hope that he finds his fortune soon, or it will not be of much use to him. I must look as hard as I can." So, as they went along Kittie Kat looked under all the stones and behind the bushes and down in hollow stumps. And once, when she lifted up a stone with her claws, she saw something glittering under it. "Oh, here is a diamond! " she cried, but it was only a piece of glass. And, a little later Uncle Wiggily saw something shining under a big log. He cried out: "Oh, joy! I have found some gold." But it was only a shining piece of tin. They were both much disappointed, but they kept on, still searching. At last they came to a house that was built just on the edge of a deep, dark, dismal wood, and there was some smoke coming from the chimney of this house. "I'm going there and ask if they know where I can find my fortune," said Uncle Wiggily. "Better not," spoke Kittie Kat. "There may be a wolf or a fox in there. Better not." So Uncle Wiggily looked carefully on the ground all about the little house, and then he said: "No, Kittie Kat, a fox or a wolf can't live in here, or I could...

Howard Roger Garis (1873 -1962) was an American author best known for his series Uncle Wiggily, which follows an elderly bunny rabbit as he helps other animals in the neighborhood solve problems. Uncle Wiggily began as a weekly series in the Newark News, but has since been collected into a full volume. In addition to Uncle Wiggily, Garis has written over fifteen different children's series, and was one of the most popular authors of the early 20th century.

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Uncle Wiggily's Fortune, Story 1: Uncle Wiggily and the Fox. Once upon a time, not so very many years ago, there lived an old gentleman rabbit named Uncle Wiggily Longears. He was a nice, quiet sort of a bunny, and he had lots of friends among other rabbits, and squirrels, and ducks, and doggies, and pussy cats, and mice and lambs, and all sorts of animals.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.