Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor

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