A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories, credited to Bill Nye, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories by Bill Nye. Read in English by Don W. Jenkins Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend residing in Ludlow prison, to “advice” to a son, to a wry commentary on his visits to Oakland, California. From real estate “investments” to accounts of less than ideal train passengers, Mr. Nye had his eye trained on the ironies of life, addressing them in the only sure way to preserve sanity, with humor. (Summary by Don W. Jenkins)

Recording facts

• Recording title: A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories
• Author credits: Bill Nye
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 28
• Listed recording duration: 4:39:00

Opening tracks: first 24 of 28

1. 01 - A Guest at the Ludlow — 12:30
2. 02 - Old Polka Dot's Daughter — 9:40
3. 03 - A Great Cerebrator — 11:20
4. 04 - Hints for the Household — 9:49
5. 05 - A Journey Westward — 10:27
6. 06 - A Prophet and a Piute — 13:08
7. 07 - The Sabbath of a Great Author — 5:16
8. 08 - A Flyer in Dirt — 12:45
9. 09 - A Singular Hamlet — 11:23
10. 10 - My Matrimonial Bureau — 7:21
11. 11 - The Hateful Hen — 10:10
12. 12 - As a Candidate — 16:50
13. 13 - Summer Boarders and Others — 11:51
14. 14 - Three Open Letters — 10:33
15. 15 - The Dubious Future — 12:44
16. 16 - Earning a Reward — 5:54
17. 17 - A Plea for Justice — 5:40
18. 18 - Grains of Truth — 13:29
19. 19 - A Scamper Through the Park — 9:07
20. 20 - Hints to the Traveler — 13:14
21. 21 - A Medieval Discoverer — 7:50
22. 22 - How to Pick Out a Birthplace — 10:18
23. 23 - On Broadway — 4:26
24. 24 - My Trip to Dixie — 6:26

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