Idle Ideas in 1905: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Idle Ideas in 1905, credited to Jerome, Jerome K., is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Idle Ideas in 1905, by Jerome K. Jerome. Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should Soldiers Be Polite?" and "Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass?". Each subject is analysed and commented on in the witty and satirical style we've grown to expect from the author.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Idle Ideas in 1905
• Author credits: Jerome, Jerome K.
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 21
• Listed recording duration: 5:19:22

Catalogue topics

• humor

Track guide

1. 01 - Are We As Interesting As We Think We Are? — 16:07
2. 02 - Should Women Be Beautiful? — 13:43
3. 03 - When Is The Best Time To Be Merry? — 18:30
4. 04 - Do We Lie A-Bed Too Late? — 16:00
5. 05 - Should Married Men Play Golf? — 14:26
6. 06 - Are Early Marriages A Mistake? — 15:05
7. 07 - Do Writers Write Too Much? — 15:53
8. 08 - Should Soldiers Be Polite? — 17:47
9. 09 - Ought Stories To Be True? — 19:46
10. 10 - Creatures That One Day Shall Be Men — 17:40
11. 11 - How To Be Happy Though Little — 16:06
12. 12 - Should We Say What We Think, Or Think What We Say? — 15:20
13. 13 - Is The American Husband Made Entirely Of Stained Glass? — 15:13
14. 14 - Does The Young Man Know Everything Worth Knowing? — 12:28
15. 15 - How Many Charms Hath Music, Would You Say? — 12:22
16. 16 - The white man's burden! Need it be so heavy? — 12:42
17. 17 - Why Didn't He Marry The Girl? — 15:06
18. 18 - What Mrs. Wilkins thought about it — 14:46
19. 19 - Shall We Be Ruined By Chinese Cheap Labour? — 11:28
20. 20 - How To Solve The Servant Problem — 11:23
21. 21 - Why We Hate The Foreigner — 17:43

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