Uncle is the [eccentric] [protagonist] in a [series] of six delightful and [eponymous] [children's book]s by the English [author] [J. P. Martin] and illustrated by [Quentin Blake], written and first published in the [1960s]. These books have long been [out of print] and highly desirable by [collector]s. The first two books in the series were reprinted in a single [edition] in 2000, The Uncle Stories, which also is no longer in print.

The Titles:

Uncle - published 1964
Uncle Cleans Up - published 1965
Uncle and His [Detective] - published 1966
Uncle and the [Treacle] Trouble - published 1967
Uncle and Claudius the [Camel] - published 1969
Uncle and the [Battle] for Badgertown - published 1973

From the back cover of the 1982 Sparrow [paperback] edition of Uncle:

Uncle is a [millionaire] [elephant]. He dresses in a purple dressing gown and rides about on a [tractor|traction engine]. His money comes from thousands of [dwarf]s who live in the top storeys of his house and pay him rent. His life should be an easy one. But his sworn enemies, the dreadful Badfort crowd, led by the frightful Beaver Hateman, are determined to make it a misery.

Uncle's house, [Homeward], is even more amazing than Uncle himself. Sold to Uncle by the [Wizard] Blenkinsop, it is a [magical] place described as "about a hundred [skyscraper]s all joined together and surrounded by a [moat] with a [drawbridge] over it... The [tower]s are of many colours, and there are [swimming pool|bathing pool]s and [garden]s among them, also [switchback] [railway]s running from tower to tower, and water-chutes from top to bottom." Uncle himself does not know the full extent of the rooms, many of which are [secret] or [hidden], or the [inhabitant]s of his home.

Some of Uncle's Friends:

The Old [Monkey]
The One-Armed [Badger]
Goodman (a [cat])
Cowgill
A.B. Fox (a detective, and a [fox])
Claudius the Camel

Uncle's enemies, the Badfort crowd, inhabit a [ramshackle] [fort] called, obviously, Badfort. They constantly use [intimidation] and surreptitious attacks upon Homeward and its inhabitants, trying mainly to embarrass Uncle.

The Badfort Crowd

Beaver Hateman
Hootman, a [ghost]
Hitmouse, who uses [skewer]s to stab Uncle and his friends
Jellytussle, a creature covered with quivering [jelly]
The Wooden-Legged Donkey

Uncle and his companions like to visit [Owl Springs], from which authors (and fellow Uncle [fan]s) [Diane Duane] and [Peter Morwood] have taken the name of their [collective] and [web site], the [Owl Springs Partnership].

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