Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2, credited to Various; Thomas Lansing Masson, 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 Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2 by Various, edited by Thomas Lansing Masson. Read in English by Bob Scott; Donald Ruiz, Jr.; Lynne Thompson; Zames Curran; Joyfull; Arthur Krolman; Melvin Lee; adamegan; James K. White; Chris Pyle; Scott Bennett; Kimberlie Sasan and Jane Muir. Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes selections by such household favorites as Ambrose Bierce, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain and Bret Harte. - Summary by Lynne Thompson

Recording facts

• Recording title: Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2
• Author credits: Various; Thomas Lansing Masson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 36
• Listed recording duration: 4:49:47

Catalogue topics

• humor
• anecdotes
• observations

Opening tracks: first 24 of 36

1. 01 - A Bully Boat and a Brag Captain by Sol Smith — 11:44
2. 02 - The Dog and the Bees by Ambrose Bierce — 1:38
3. 03 - Dislikes by Oliver Wendell Holmes — 7:06
4. 04 - Illustrated Newspapers by G.H.Derby — 7:45
5. 05 - Susan Simpson - author unknown — 1:35
6. 06 - Miss Malony on the Chinese Question by Mary Mapes Dodge — 8:03
7. 07 - The Cross-eyed Woman by Bill Nye — 1:56
8. 08 - The Courtin' by James Russell Lowell — 6:00
9. 09 - The Coquette - a Portrait by John Godfrey Saxe — 3:00
10. 10 - Colonel Mulberry Sellers by Mark Twain — 14:31
11. 11 - Incidents in a Retired Life from Up the River by Frederick William Shelton — 10:12
12. 12 - Melons by Bret Harte — 14:58
13. 13 - A Letter from Mr. Ezekiel Bigelow by James Russell Lowell — 7:16
14. 14 - Ballad by Charles Godfrey Leland — 3:11
15. 15 - Tushmaker's Toothpuller by G.H. Derby — 7:24
16. 16 - The Society Upon the Stanislaus by Bret Harte — 3:30
17. 17 - The V-A-S-E by James Jeffrey Roche — 3:05
18. 18 - Pomona's Novel by Frank R. Stockton — 33:18
19. 19 - Fred Trover's Little Ironclad by John Townsend Trowbridge — 39:18
20. 20 - A Boston Lullaby - author unknown — 1:42
21. 21 - The Artless Prattle of Childhood by Robert Jones Burdette — 9:08
22. 22 - The House That Jack Built - author unknown — 4:52
23. 23 - St. Peter at the Gate - author unknown — 7:02
24. 24 - The Thompson Street Poker Club by Henry Guy Carleton — 9:39

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