The Foolish Dictionary
"The Foolish Dictionary" was written by "Gideon Wurdz" (the pen name for Charles Wayland Towne) and was published in 1904. According to the beginning of the book, it is "An exhausting work of reference to un-certain English words, their origin, meaning, legitimate and illegitimate use..."
This a a short but amusing dictionary which "redefines" words in some interesting ways. Funny and sometimes bizarre observations are sprinkled throughout. In keeping with LibriVox policy to read, rather than attempt to rewrite, books - even those with offensive content - nothing has been omitted. While many of the definitions may just seem confusing or "corny" to modern readers, there are a couple that also might be considered "objectionable," particularly in section 10, which contains offensive content of a racial nature.
Summary by Maddie
Genre(s): Humorous Fiction
Language: English
Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
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Play 01 | Preface and Letter A | Maddie |
00:06:52 |
Play 02 | Letter B | Alex Buie |
00:06:30 |
Play 03 | Letter C | Alex Patterson |
00:05:02 |
Play 04 | Letter D | Alex Patterson |
00:04:28 |
Play 05 | Letter E | donnie |
00:03:48 |
Play 06 | Letter F and G | donnie |
00:07:37 |
Play 07 | Letter H | Nikolle Doolin |
00:06:40 |
Play 08 | Letter I and J | Christiane Levesque |
00:06:48 |
Play 09 | Letter K and L | Catharine Eastman |
00:08:06 |
Play 10 | Letter M and N | J.C. |
00:06:58 |
Play 11 | Letter O and P | J.C. |
00:08:19 |
Play 12 | Letter Q and R | featherheadfop |
00:05:35 |
Play 13 | Letter S | featherheadfop |
00:04:32 |
Play 14 | Letter T | J.C. |
00:03:12 |
Play 15 | Letter U - Z | J.C. |
00:06:10 |
Play 16 | Postage and Postal Information | Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
00:03:00 |
Play 17 | A Few Mythological and Classical Names | Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
00:06:06 |
Play 18 | Legal and Local Holidays in the United States | Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
00:05:44 |