Irish Wit and Humor: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Irish Wit and Humor, credited to Anonymous, 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 Irish Wit and Humor, by Anonymous. Read by James E. Carson. Excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell, relating humorous snippets of politics in 18th and 19th century Ireland. For some these may be poignant in addition to being humorous and for others they may be humorous in addition to being poignant. ( Summary by JCarson )

Recording facts

• Recording title: Irish Wit and Humor
• Author credits: Anonymous
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 8
• Listed recording duration: 5:37:19

Catalogue topics

• comedy
• essay/short nonfiction
• humor

Track guide

1. 01 - Dean Swift Part 1 — 51:01
2. 02 - Dean Swift Part 2 — 54:26
3. 03 - John Philpot Curran Part 1 — 46:12
4. 04 - John Philpot Curran Part 2 — 43:45
5. 05 - Arthur O'Leary Part 1 — 39:05
6. 06 - Arthur O'Leary Part 2 — 38:45
7. 07 - Daniel O'Connell Part 1 — 29:44
8. 08 - Daniel O'Connell Part 2 — 34:26

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