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The Wit and Humor of America Vol 01
by Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)
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Total running time: 6:53:41
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Linette Geisel
Dedicated Proof-Listener: ashleyspence
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Annise
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- 00 - Forward by Marshall P. Wilder (1859-1915) – 00:13:10
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Read by Barry Eads - 01 - Melons by Bret Harte (1836-1902) – 00:15:19
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Read by Barry Eads - 02 - The Deacon's Masterpiece by Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) – 00:06:14
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Read by Sweetlilbirdy - 03 - The Purple Cow by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) – 00:01:07
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Read by Maria Therese - 04 - The Curse of the Competent by Henry J. Finn – 00:03:01
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Read by Joe Mabry - 05 - The Grammatical Boy by Bill Nye (1850-1896) – 00:06:36
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Read by TriciaG - 06 - Simple English by Ray Clarke Rose – 00:00:57
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Read by TriciaG - 07 - Partingtonian Patchwork by B. P. Shillaber – 00:07:59
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Read by Bellona Times - 08 - The Menagerie by William Vaughn Moody – 00:08:07
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Read by Patrick Reinhart - 09 - Down Around the River by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:02:23
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Read by David Leeson - 10 - A Medieval Discoverer by Bill Nye (1850-1896) – 00:08:24
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 11 - Wanted - A Cook by Alan Dale – 00:44:50
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Read by Lars Rolander - 12 - Similar Cases by Charlotte Perkins Gilman – 00:05:00
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 13 - The Old Maid's House: In Plan by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps – 00:07:45
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Read by Samanem - 14 - Distichs by John Hay – 00:04:11
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Read by Sweetlilbirdy - 15 - The Quarrel by S.E. Kiser – 00:01:00
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Read by Maria Therese - 16 - A Letter from Mr. Biggs by E. W. Howe – 00:09:52
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Read by Denny Sayers - 17 - Mrs. Johnson by William Dean Howells – 00:37:49
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Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan - 18 - Pass by Ironquill (1841-1911) – 00:01:14
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Read by Matthew Reece - 19 - Teaching by Example by John G. Saxe – 00:01:03
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Read by Joe Mabry - 20 - When Albani Sang by William Henry Drummond – 00:08:45
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Read by Bellona Times - 21 - Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt by Alfred Henry Lewis – 00:23:10
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Read by Joe Mabry - 22 - Wouter Van Twiller by Washington Irving – 00:14:24
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Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan - 23 - The Experiences of the A.C. by Bayard Taylor – 00:30:25
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Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan - 24 - What Mr. Robinson Thinks by James Russell Lowell – 00:03:20
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Read by Matthew Reece - 25 - The Day We Do Not Celebrate by Robert J. Burdette (1844-1914) – 00:01:54
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 26 - The Yankee Dude'll Do by S. E. Kiser – 00:02:33
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Read by Matthew Reece - 27 - Spelling Down The Master by Edward Eggleston – 00:27:59
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Read by Bellona Times - 28 - Myopia by Wallace Rice – 00:00:56
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Read by Matthew Reece - 29 - Anatole Dubois At De Horse Show by Wallace Bruce Amsbary – 00:05:10
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 30 - The Champion Checker-Player of Ameriky by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:16:09
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Read by David Leeson - 31 - Darby and Joan by St. John Honeywood – 00:04:29
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 32 - When the Frost is on the Punkin by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:01:58
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Read by David Leeson - 33 - Laffing by Josh Billings – 00:06:20
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Read by Bill Mosley - 34 - Grizzly Gru by Ironquill (1841-1911) – 00:03:37
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Read by Matthew Reece - 35 - John Henry on a Street Car by Hugh McHugh – 00:07:05
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Read by Marty Kris - 36 - The Muskeeter by Josh Billings – 00:02:14
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Read by Zloot - 37 - The Turnings of a Bookworm by Carolyn Wells – 00:01:43
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Read by TriciaG - 38 - The Feast of the Monkeys by John Philip Sousa – 00:04:27
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Read by Kara Shallenberg - 39 - The Billville Spirit Meeting by Frank L. Stanton – 00:02:11
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 40 - A Cry From the Consumer by Wilbur D. Nesbit – 00:02:45
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Read by TriciaG - 41 - A Disappointment by John Boyle O'Reilly – 00:00:44
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Read by TriciaG - 42 - The British Matron by Nathanie by Nathaniel Hawthorne – 00:06:23
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Read by hearhis - 43 - The Tragedy of it by Alden Charles Nobel – 00:00:48
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Read by JimOCR - 44 - Stage Whispers by Carolyn Wells – 00:01:11
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Read by TriciaG - 45 - The Pettibone Lineage by James T. Fields – 00:17:04
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Read by Bill Mosley - 46 - Why Moles Have Hands by Anne Virginia Culbertson – 00:10:20
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 47 - A Psalm of Life by Phoebe Cary – 00:01:53
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Read by sherlock85 - 48 - An Odyssey of K's by Wilbur D. Nesbit – 00:02:49
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Read by Marty Kris - 49 - The Deacon's Trout by Henry Ward Beecher – 00:03:50
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Read by Bill Mosley - 50 - Enough by Tom Masson – 00:00:53
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Read by Marty Kris - 51 - The Fighting Race by Joseph I.C. Clarke – 00:03:33
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Read by TriciaG - 52 - The Organ by Henry Ward Beecher – 00:04:01
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Read by Matthew Reece - 53 - My Grandmother's Turkey-Tail Fan by Samuel Minturn Peck – 00:02:37
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Read by TriciaG
Cataloged on February 12, 2011
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