Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture

Palmer Cox (1840 - 1924)

Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short prose vignettes. From the publisher's preface, "thrice happy is the man who, having seen, can tell the fun; and having told, can picture it for others’ eyes and so roll on the rollicking humor, for the brightening of a world already far too sad." - Summary by Larry Wilson

Genre(s): Humorous Fiction, Single author

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Publisher's Preface Larry Wilson
00:01:27
Play 01 Ah Tie—That Deadly Pie Kerry Adams
00:03:53
Play 02 New Year’s Callers Greg Giordano
00:04:28
Play 03 Scenes on the Sidewalk Alan Mapstone
00:05:32
Play 04 Sam Patterson’s Balloon Adrian Stephens
00:25:00
Play 05 My Canine Jared Shaw
00:02:44
Play 06 Jim Dudley’s Flight Greg Giordano
00:10:56
Play 07 Trials of the Farmer Jared Shaw
00:01:25
Play 08 A Cunning Dodge Jared Shaw
00:05:06
Play 09 A Terrible Take in insiaakberali
00:03:18
Play 10 A Family Jar Darrell Nobles
00:06:14
Play 11 The Rod of Correction insiaakberali
00:03:28
Play 12 Gone from his Gaze insiaakberali
00:02:11
Play 13 St. Patrick’s Day ABVoice
00:07:20
Play 14 The Contented Frog Mary Balmer
00:05:32
Play 15 All Fools’ Day Mary Balmer
00:04:56
Play 16 Finding a Horse-shoe Weretortoise
00:10:07
Play 17 An Evening with Scientists D. Olsen
00:03:19
Play 18 Our Table Girl J. A. Taylor
00:02:25
Play 19 An Old Woman in Peril Kathy Kay
00:05:37
Play 20 For Better or for Worse Adrian Stephens
00:02:59
Play 21 Ode on a Bumble-bee Mary Balmer
00:05:26
Play 22 Dudley and the Greased Pig Greg Giordano
00:19:26
Play 23 Cora Lee Alan Mapstone
00:05:58
Play 24 A Brilliant Forensic Effort D. Olsen
00:06:03
Play 25 Visiting a School David Lawrence
00:02:18
Play 26 The Rejected Suitor Greg Giordano
00:03:55
Play 27 A Night of Terror Mary Balmer
00:04:12
Play 28 My Drive to the Cliff D. Olsen
00:04:28
Play 29 Second Sight David Lawrence
00:04:07
Play 30 The Thief Kerry Adams
00:09:20
Play 31 A Startling Cat-astrophe David Ross
00:02:30
Play 32 A Trip to the Mountains J. A. Taylor
00:11:43
Play 33 An Impatient Undertaker J. A. Taylor
00:10:14
Play 34 Sermon on a Pin Larry Wilson
00:02:50
Play 35 Dudley’s Fight with the Texan Greg Giordano
00:20:59
Play 36 Roller Skating Mary Balmer
00:02:14
Play 37 A Terrible Nose J. A. Taylor
00:05:35
Play 38 A Masked Battery J. A. Taylor
00:07:19
Play 39 The Prize I Didn’t Win J. A. Taylor
00:03:04
Play 40 The Countryman’s Tooth Adrian Stephens
00:02:52
Play 41 Mining Stocks Adrian Stephens
00:02:38
Play 42 Ode on a Flea Alan Mapstone
00:04:46
Play 43 Fighting it Out on that Line Adrian Stephens
00:04:35
Play 44 Dudley’s Fight with Dr. Tweezer Greg Giordano
00:13:54
Play 45 My Neighbor Worsted Larry Wilson
00:04:02
Play 46 The Breathing Spell Kathy Kay
00:01:39
Play 47 A Visit to Benicia J. A. Taylor
00:07:10
Play 48 Too Much of Indian amazingspace48.TT
00:03:17
Play 49 Going Up the Spout Kathy Kay
00:10:10
Play 50 The Glorious Fourth Alan Mapstone
00:03:11
Play 51 Jim Dudley’s Sermon Greg Giordano
00:22:08
Play 52 The Poisoned Pet J. A. Taylor
00:03:24
Play 53 Seeking for a Wife Kathy Kay
00:07:35
Play 54 David Goyle the Miller Man D. Olsen
00:09:39
Play 55 Heels Up and Heads Down J. A. Taylor
00:03:14
Play 56 The Bitter End J. A. Taylor
00:04:50
Play 57 A Trip to the Interior MTLisa
00:16:16
Play 58 Hunting with a Vengeance Alan Mapstone
00:06:09
Play 59 The Art Gallery JW Watson
00:04:10
Play 60 A Rolling Stone docdlmartin
00:03:33
Play 61 Riding in the Street Cars J. A. Taylor
00:08:56
Play 62 Simon Rand J. A. Taylor
00:09:42
Play 63 The Value of a Collar Bill Mosley
00:06:44
Play 64 Quaint Epitaphs Bill Mosley
00:05:50
Play 65 Mistaken Identity Bill Mosley
00:04:54
Play 66 Flirting and What Came of It Alan Mapstone
00:01:58
Play 67 The Champion Mean Man Bill Mosley
00:18:18
Play 68 In a Thousand Years Greg Giordano
00:03:15
Play 69 The Cobbler’s End J. A. Taylor
00:05:42
Play 70 The Last of his Race J. A. Taylor
00:02:03
Play 71 Jim Dudley’s Race Greg Giordano
00:16:06
Play 72 Oleomargarine Alan Mapstone
00:03:04
Play 73 Dining Under Difficulties Kaye Burke
00:04:01
Play 74 Answers to Correspondents MTLisa
00:02:58
Play 75 Court-room Scenes Greg Giordano
00:04:52
Play 76 The Mason’s Ride Alan Mapstone
00:03:24
Play 77 June Kaye Burke
00:02:45
Play 78 The Anniversary MTLisa
00:04:04
Play 79 A Country Tour Mark Wayne
00:03:53
Play 80 A Trip Across the Bay czandra
00:03:14
Play 81 Christmas Eve Larry Wilson
00:05:12