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The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 09

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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the ninth volume, 37 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)

Genre(s): General Fiction, Humorous Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): poetry (1805), romance (1060), short stories (699), humor (641)

Group: Wit and Humor of America

Section	Chapter	Author	Source	Reader	Time	Language
Play 01	Nine Little Goblins, The	James Whitcomb Riley	Etext	Marty Kris	00:03:22	en
Play 02	Our Very Wishes	Harriet Prescott Spofford	Etext	Pamela Krantz	00:34:06	en
Play 03	Mystery of Gilgal, The	John Hay	Etext	Rhonda Federman	00:03:00	en
Play 04	Gusher, The	Charles Battell Loomis	Etext	Marty Kris	00:08:10	en
Play 05	Widow Bedott's Visitor, The	Frances M. Whicher	Etext	vinphizz	00:16:07	en
Play 06	Lugubrious Whing-Whang, The	James Whitcomb Riley	Etext	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:02:47	en
Play 07	Runaway Toys, The	Frank L. Stanton	Etext	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:02:24	en
Play 08	Tim Flannigan's Mistake	Wallace Bruce Amsbary	Etext	Snapdragon	00:02:33	en
Play 09	Millionaires, The	Max Adeler	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:26:20	en
Play 10	Our Polite Parents	Carolyn Wells	Etext	Rhonda Federman	00:02:26	en
Play 11	Ballade of Ping-Pong, A	Alden Charles Noble	Etext	Ric F	00:01:45	en
Play 12	Budge and Toddie	John Habberton	Etext	vinphizz	00:17:14	en
Play 13	Reflective Retrospect, A	John Godfrey Saxe	Etext	Ric F	00:04:00	en
Play 14	"Hullo!"	Sam Walter Foss	Etext	Snapdragon	00:01:43	en
Play 15	Warrior, The	Eugene Field	Etext	Snapdragon	00:01:14	en
Play 16	Tale of the Tangled Telegram, The	Wilbur D. Nesbit	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:27:15	en
Play 17	Natural Philosophy	William Henry Drummond	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:05:05	en
Play 18	How I Spoke the Word	Frank L. Stanton	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:02:33	en
Play 19	University Intelligence Office, The	John Kendrick Bangs	Etext	Marty Kris	00:14:04	en
Play 20	Country School, The	Anonymous	Etext	Snapdragon	00:05:05	en
Play 21	Evan Anderson's Poker Party	Benjamin Stevenson	Etext	Kristin G.	00:33:05	en
Play 22	Threnody, A	George Thomas Lanigan	Etext	Snapdragon	00:02:22	en
Play 23	Conscientious Curate and the Beauteous Ballet Girl, The	William Russell Rose	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:04:08	en
Play 24	Hoss, The	James Whitcomb Riley	Etext	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:04:27	en
Play 25	When Doctors Disagree	S. E. Kiser	Etext	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:02:56	en
Play 26	Boat that Ain't, The	Wallace Irwin	Etext	Ric F	00:00:49	en
Play 27	How Jimaboy Found Himself	Francis Lynde	Etext	Snapdragon	00:23:12	en
Play 28	Rule of Three, A	Wallace Rice	Etext	Bill Mosley	00:01:08	en
Play 29	How the Money Goes	John Godfrey Saxe	Etext	Rhonda Federman	00:02:21	en
Play 30	Cavalier's Valentine, A	Clinton Scollard	Etext	Snapdragon	00:01:54	en
Play 31	Great Celebrator, A	Bill Nye	Etext	vinphizz	00:11:18	en
Play 32	Old-Fashioned Choir, The	Benjamin F. Taylor	Etext	Snapdragon	00:02:58	en
Play 33	When the Little Boy Ran Away	Frank L. Stanton	Etext	Denny Sayers (d. 2015)	00:03:21	en
Play 34	He Wanted to Know	Sam Walter Foss	Etext	Snapdragon	00:03:04	en
Play 35	Soldier, Rest!	Robert Jones Burdette	Etext	Snapdragon	00:01:34	en
Play 36	Experiences of Gentle Jane, The	Carolyn Wells	Etext	Snapdragon	00:02:03	en
Play 37	Few Reflections, A	Bill Arp	Etext	Ric F	00:03:28	en

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