Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920 by W. H. Fawcett: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 14 original MP3 tracks, 1:39:13 running time and a link to listen.
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920, credited to W. H. Fawcett, 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 Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920 by W. H. Fawcett. Read in English by Larry Wilson; Mike O'Brien; Jim Pierson-Perry; James R. Hedrick; Phil Schempf; Scotty Smith; Tatiana Chichilla "Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packed with jokes, quips, and humorous bits of writing. Each year it grew in popularity, and Fawcett’s success lead to the formation of the well-known Fawcett Publications, which issued Whiz Comics and introduced Captain Marvel. The magazine was immortalized in a line in the song “Trouble” from Meredith Wilson’s “The Music Man.” - Summary by Larry Wilson
Recording facts
- Recording title: Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920
- Author credits: W. H. Fawcett
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 14
- Listed recording duration: 1:39:13
Catalogue topics
- humor
- American Literature
- wit
- comic
- periodical
- magazine
- jokes
- jingles
Track guide
- 00 - Introduction — 1:42
- 01 - Hollywood Heart-Breakers — 13:05
- 02 - French Convict Curse — 16:50
- 03 - Bold Bad Willie — 3:26
- 04 - Formation of Women / They Answered Him — 3:23
- 05 - Havemeyer and Harriet — 7:48
- 06 - Questions and Answers — 6:02
- 07 - Whiz Bang Editorials — 12:39
- 08 - Smokehouse Poetry — 13:44
- 09 - Pasture Pot Pourri — 3:15
- 10 - Friendly Insults — 3:56
- 11 - Limericks / Classified Ads — 4:21
- 12 - Jest Jokes and Jingles / Lights Out, and Then — 4:34
- 13 - Billy Noonan’s Sunshine / Our Mail Bag — 4:28
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