The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01
H. G. Wells
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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) (6 hr 53 min)
Chapters
| Forward | 13:10 | Read by Barry Eads |
| Melons | 15:19 | Read by Barry Eads |
| Deacon's Masterpiece, The | 6:14 | Read by Sweetlilbirdy |
| Purple Cow, The | 1:07 | Read by Maria Therese |
| Curse of the Competent, The | 3:01 | Read by Joe Mabry |
| Grammatical Boy, The | 6:36 | Read by TriciaG |
| Simple English | 0:57 | Read by TriciaG |
| Partingtonian Patchwork | 7:59 | Read by Bellona Times |
| Menagerie, The | 8:07 | Read by Patrick Reinhart |
| Down Around the River | 2:23 | Read by David Leeson |
| Medieval Discoverer, A | 8:24 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Wanted - A Cook | 44:50 | Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) |
| Similar Cases | 5:00 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Old Maid's House: In Plan, The | 7:45 | Read by Samanem |
| Distichs | 4:11 | Read by Sweetlilbirdy |
| Quarrel, The | 1:00 | Read by Maria Therese |
| Letter From Mr. Biggs, A | 9:52 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
| Mrs. Johnson | 37:49 | Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan |
| Pass | 1:14 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| Teaching By Example | 1:03 | Read by Joe Mabry |
| When Albani Sang | 8:45 | Read by Bellona Times |
| Colonel Sterett's Panther Hunt | 23:10 | Read by Joe Mabry |
| Wouter Van Twiller | 14:24 | Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan |
| Experiences of the A.C., The | 30:25 | Read by Kenneth Sergeant Gaghan |
| What Mr. Robinson Thinks | 3:20 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| Day We Do Not Celebrate, The | 1:54 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Yankee Dude'll Do, The | 2:33 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| Spelling Down the Master | 27:59 | Read by Bellona Times |
| Myopia | 0:56 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| Anatole Dubois At De Horse Show | 5:10 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Champion Checker - Player of Ameriky, The | 16:09 | Read by David Leeson |
| Darby and Joan | 4:29 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| When the Frost is on the Punkin | 1:58 | Read by David Leeson |
| Laffing | 6:20 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Grizzly-Gru | 3:37 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| John Henry in a Street Car | 7:05 | Read by Marty Kris |
| Muskeeter, The | 2:14 | Read by Zloot |
| Turnings of a Bookworm, The | 1:43 | Read by TriciaG |
| Feast of the Monkeys, The | 4:27 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
| Billville Spirit Meeting, The | 2:11 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Cry From the Consumer, A | 2:45 | Read by TriciaG |
| Disappointment, A | 0:44 | Read by TriciaG |
| British Matron, The | 6:23 | Read by hearhis |
| Tragedy of it, The | 0:48 | Read by JimOCR |
| Stage Whispers | 1:11 | Read by TriciaG |
| Pettibone Lineage, The | 17:04 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Why Moles Have Hands | 10:20 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
| Psalm of Life, A | 1:53 | Read by sherlock85 |
| An Odyssey of K's | 2:49 | Read by Marty Kris |
| Deacon's Trout, The | 3:50 | Read by Bill Mosley |
| Enough | 0:53 | Read by Marty Kris |
| Fighting Race, The | 3:33 | Read by TriciaG |
| Organ, The | 4:01 | Read by Matthew Reece |
| My Grandmother's Turkey-Tail Fan | 2:37 | Read by TriciaG |
Reviews
No room for humor
Bill Cosby
The modern audience demands all literature be a discourse on the evils of capitalism and endemic injustice created by white males. The fact the author wrote an entire book without referencing the evils created by the binary gendered dichotomy just shows how Raycyst everyone was back then.
A LITTLE WIT, SOME HUMOR, A LOT OF STRANGE
AVID READER
I think that I will skip the remaining volumes.