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Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2

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Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes selections by such household favorites as Ambrose Bierce, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain and Bret Harte. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (4 hr 49 min)

Chapters

A Bully Boat and a Brag Captain by Sol Smith

11:44

Read by Bob Scott

The Dog and the Bees by Ambrose Bierce

1:38

Read by Donald Ruiz, Jr.

Dislikes by Oliver Wendell Holmes

7:06

Read by Lynne T

Illustrated Newspapers by G.H.Derby

7:45

Read by Zames Curran

Susan Simpson - author unknown

1:35

Read by Joyfull

Miss Malony on the Chinese Question by Mary Mapes Dodge

8:03

Read by Arthur Krolman

The Cross-eyed Woman by Bill Nye

1:56

Read by Lynne T

The Courtin' by James Russell Lowell

6:00

Read by Arthur Krolman

The Coquette - a Portrait by John Godfrey Saxe

3:01

Read by Melvin Lee

Colonel Mulberry Sellers by Mark Twain

14:31

Read by adamegan

Incidents in a Retired Life from Up the River by Frederick William Shelton

10:12

Read by James K. White

Melons by Bret Harte

14:58

Read by Chris Pyle

A Letter from Mr. Ezekiel Bigelow by James Russell Lowell

7:16

Read by Scott Bennett

Ballad by Charles Godfrey Leland

3:11

Read by Scott Bennett

Tushmaker's Toothpuller by G.H. Derby

7:24

Read by Arthur Krolman

The Society Upon the Stanislaus by Bret Harte

3:30

Read by Melvin Lee

The V-A-S-E by James Jeffrey Roche

3:05

Read by Zames Curran

Pomona's Novel by Frank R. Stockton

33:18

Read by Scott Bennett

Fred Trover's Little Ironclad by John Townsend Trowbridge

39:18

Read by Bob Scott

A Boston Lullaby - author unknown

1:42

Read by Arthur Krolman

The Artless Prattle of Childhood by Robert Jones Burdette

9:08

Read by James K. White

The House That Jack Built - author unknown

4:52

Read by Kimberlie Sasan

St. Peter at the Gate - author unknown

7:02

Read by Zames Curran

The Thompson Street Poker Club by Henry Guy Carleton

9:39

Read by Scott Bennett

The Fox and the Crow by George T. Lanigan

2:31

Read by Joyfull

Behold The Deeds by Henry Cuyler Bunner

5:17

Read by Melvin Lee

An Insurance Agent's Story - author unknown

3:33

Read by Arthur Krolman

A Rhyme for Priscilla by Frank Dempster Sherman

4:14

Read by Arthur Krolman

An Epitaph - author unknown

0:50

Read by Arthur Krolman

A Rivermouth Romance by Thomas Bailey Aldrich

20:11

Read by Arthur Krolman

The Bohemians of Boston by Gelett Burgess

3:31

Read by Joyfull

The Composite Ghost by Marion Couthouy Smith

9:58

Read by Arthur Krolman

Some Messages Received by Teachers in Brooklyn Public Schools by various parents

4:24

Read by Jane Muir

The Trout's Appeal - author unknown

1:05

Read by Arthur Krolman

A Fatal Thirst by Bill Nye

4:46

Read by Joyfull

Peck's Bad Boy by George W. Peck

11:33

Read by Arthur Krolman