Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor

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English · 1903 · 4h 49m · Humor, Short Stories

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Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor gathers short comic pieces by American writers, bringing together tales, observations, and anecdotes in a single anthology. This second volume includes work by Ambrose Bierce, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain, and Bret Harte.

The selections offer different kinds of humor, from pointed observation to comic storytelling. Rather than following one plot or cast of characters, the book moves from piece to piece, making it easy to listen in short stretches and hear how varied American humor could be at the turn of the twentieth century.

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A Bully Boat and a Brag Captain by Sol Smith 11:44 Lu par Bob Scott
The Dog and the Bees by Ambrose Bierce 1:38 Lu par Donald Ruiz, Jr.
Dislikes by Oliver Wendell Holmes 7:06 Lu par Lynne T
Illustrated Newspapers by G.H.Derby 7:45 Lu par Zames Curran
Susan Simpson - author unknown 1:35 Lu par Joyfull
Miss Malony on the Chinese Question by Mary Mapes Dodge 8:03 Lu par Arthur Krolman
The Cross-eyed Woman by Bill Nye 1:56 Lu par Lynne T
The Courtin' by James Russell Lowell 6:00 Lu par Arthur Krolman
The Coquette - a Portrait by John Godfrey Saxe 3:01 Lu par Melvin Lee
Colonel Mulberry Sellers by Mark Twain 14:31 Lu par adamegan
Incidents in a Retired Life from Up the River by Frederick William Shelton 10:12 Lu par James K. White
Melons by Bret Harte 14:58 Lu par Chris Pyle
A Letter from Mr. Ezekiel Bigelow by James Russell Lowell 7:16 Lu par Scott Bennett
Ballad by Charles Godfrey Leland 3:11 Lu par Scott Bennett
Tushmaker's Toothpuller by G.H. Derby 7:24 Lu par Arthur Krolman
The Society Upon the Stanislaus by Bret Harte 3:30 Lu par Melvin Lee
The V-A-S-E by James Jeffrey Roche 3:05 Lu par Zames Curran
Pomona's Novel by Frank R. Stockton 33:18 Lu par Scott Bennett
Fred Trover's Little Ironclad by John Townsend Trowbridge 39:18 Lu par Bob Scott
A Boston Lullaby - author unknown 1:42 Lu par Arthur Krolman
The Artless Prattle of Childhood by Robert Jones Burdette 9:08 Lu par James K. White
The House That Jack Built - author unknown 4:52 Lu par Kimberlie Sasan
St. Peter at the Gate - author unknown 7:02 Lu par Zames Curran
The Thompson Street Poker Club by Henry Guy Carleton 9:39 Lu par Scott Bennett
The Fox and the Crow by George T. Lanigan 2:31 Lu par Joyfull
Behold The Deeds by Henry Cuyler Bunner 5:17 Lu par Melvin Lee
An Insurance Agent's Story - author unknown 3:33 Lu par Arthur Krolman
A Rhyme for Priscilla by Frank Dempster Sherman 4:14 Lu par Arthur Krolman
An Epitaph - author unknown 0:50 Lu par Arthur Krolman
A Rivermouth Romance by Thomas Bailey Aldrich 20:11 Lu par Arthur Krolman
The Bohemians of Boston by Gelett Burgess 3:31 Lu par Joyfull
The Composite Ghost by Marion Couthouy Smith 9:58 Lu par Arthur Krolman
Some Messages Received by Teachers in Brooklyn Public Schools by various parents 4:24 Lu par Jane Muir
The Trout's Appeal - author unknown 1:05 Lu par Arthur Krolman
A Fatal Thirst by Bill Nye 4:46 Lu par Joyfull
Peck's Bad Boy by George W. Peck 11:33 Lu par Arthur Krolman