Frenzied Fiction: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Frenzied Fiction, credited to Stephen Leacock, 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 Frenzied Fiction, by Stephen Leacock. Read by Debra Lynn. From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited. Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacock’s wit produced the full range of laughter: smiles, chuckles, guffaws, and some uncontrollable giggles. Also, occasionally, I found myself shedding a tear or two. (Review by Debra Lynn)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Frenzied Fiction
• Author credits: Stephen Leacock
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 18
• Listed recording duration: 5:01:13

Catalogue topics

• leacock
• humor
• short stories
• fiction

Track guide

1. 01 - My Revelations as a Spy — 20:11
2. 02 - Father Knickerbocker: A Fantasy — 22:08
3. 03 - The Prophet in Our Midst — 10:57
4. 04 - Personal Adventures in the Spirit World — 20:23
5. 05 - Sorrows of a Summer Guest — 22:47
6. 06 - To Nature and Back Again — 19:12
7. 07 - The Cave-Man as He is — 15:43
8. 08 - Ideal Interviews — 41:44
9. 09 - The New Education — 11:58
10. 10 - The Errors of Santa Claus — 7:47
11. 11 - Lost in New York — 9:32
12. 12 - This Strenuous Age — 8:16
13. 13 - The Old, Old Story of How Five Men Went Fishing — 15:33
14. 14 - Back from the Land — 18:08
15. 15 - The Perplexity Column as Done by the Jaded Journalist — 5:28
16. 16 - Simple Stories of Success, or How to Succeed in Life — 13:32
17. 17 - In Dry Toronto — 19:08
18. 18 - Merry Christmas — 18:52

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