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The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 05
by Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the fifth volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 32 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)
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Total running time: 6:04:39
In addition to the readers, this audio book was produced by:
Book Coordinator: Linette Geisel
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Joyce Couch
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: TriciaG
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- 01 - The Marriage of Sir John Smith by Phoebe Cary – 00:02:19
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Read by Joseph Kranak - 02 - The Spring Beauties by Helen Avery Cone – 00:01:20
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Read by S. Abbott - 03 - Going Up and Coming Down by Mary F. Tucker – 00:02:13
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 04 - The Set of China by Eliza Leslie – 00:16:59
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Read by TriciaG - 05 - Suppressed Chapters by Carolyn Wells (1862-1942) – 00:01:39
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Read by TriciaG - 06 - Old Grimes by Albert Gorton Greene – 00:02:28
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Read by Marty Kris - 07 - Miss Legion by Bert Leston Taylor – 00:01:29
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Read by Michael Packard - 08 - Have You Seen the Lady? by John Philip Sousa – 00:01:25
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Read by Matthew Reece - 09 - The Funny Little Fellow by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:02:16
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Read by e_scarab - 10 - Musical Review Extraordinary by John Phoenix – 00:14:31
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Read by Jerry Romero - 11 - The Runaway Boy by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:02:59
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Read by Bill Mosley - 12 - The Drayman by Daniel O'Connell – 00:01:56
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 13 - Bill's Courtship by Frank L. Stanton – 00:02:13
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Read by Michael Packard - 14 - The Woman Who Married An Owl by Anne Virginia Culbertson – 00:10:08
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Read by e_scarab - 15 - Mr. Dooley on Expert Testimony by Finley Peter Dunne – 00:05:31
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Read by Marty Kris - 16 - Lectures on Astronomy, by John Phoenix by John Phoenix – 00:33:42
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Read by Denny Sayers - 17 - At Aunty's House by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:01:55
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Read by Matthew Reece - 18 - Willy and the Lady by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951) (1866-1951) – 00:03:03
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Read by Denny Sayers - 19 - The Itinerant Tinker by Charles Raymond Macauley – 00:14:38
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Read by Matthew Reece - 20 - The Strike of One by Elliott Flower – 00:18:35
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Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan - 21 - Simon Starts in the World by J. J. Hooper – 00:30:51
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Read by dan_h - 22 - A Piano in Arkansas by Thomas Bangs Thorpe – 00:15:30
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Read by Marty Kris - 23 - Whar Dem Sinful Apples Grow by Anne Virginia Culbertson – 00:02:56
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Read by e_scarab - 24 - A Night in a Rocking-Chair by Kate Field – 00:14:48
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Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan - 25 - Rollo Learning to Play by Robert J. Burdette (1844-1914) – 00:21:39
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Read by Bill Mosley - 26 - Mr. Hare Tries to Get a Wife by Anne Virginia Culbertson – 00:13:03
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 27 - The Co-operative Housekeepers by Elliot Flower – 00:02:27
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 28 - A Committee From Kelly's by J.V.Z. Belden – 00:09:25
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Read by Andrew Nance - 29 - Quit Yo' Worryin' by Anne Virginia Culbertson – 00:01:36
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 30 - Her "Angel" Father by Elliot Flower – 00:00:58
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 31 - Especially Men by George Randolph Chester – 00:46:00
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Read by Marty Kris - 32 - A Letter From a Self-Made Merchant to His Son by George Horace Lorimer – 00:15:31
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Read by JCarson - 33 - Farewell: Provoked by Caalverley's "Forever" by Bert Leston Taylor – 00:02:13
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Read by Marty Kris - 34 - My Ruthers by James Whitcomb Riley – 00:02:36
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Read by e_scarab - 35 - The Dutiful Mariner by Wallace Irwin (1875-1959) – 00:01:55
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Read by Durlon - 36 - Melinda's Humorous Story by May McHenry – 00:17:59
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Read by Durlon - 37 - Abou Ben Butler by John Paul – 00:01:28
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Read by Michael Packard - 38 - Latter-Day Warnings by Oliver Wendell Holmes – 00:02:07
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 39 - It Pays to Be Happy by Tom Masson – 00:01:07
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Read by Phil Chenevert - 40 - The Mosquito by William Cullen Bryant – 00:04:41
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Read by Patrick Reinhart - 41 - Tiddle-Iddle-Iddle-Iddle-Bum-Bum by Wilbur D. Nesbit – 00:01:48
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Read by Marty Kris - 42 - My First Cigar by Robert J. Burdette (1844-1914) – 00:02:44
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Read by Patrick Reinhart - 43 - A Bully Boat and a Brag Captain by Sol Smith – 00:09:58
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Read by e_scarab
Cataloged on July 08, 2011
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