On Punning: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
On Punning by Theodore Hook: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 11 original MP3 tracks, 37:06 running time and a link to listen.
On Punning, credited to Theodore Hook, 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 volunteers bring you 11 recordings of On Punning by Theodore Hook.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 26, 2017. Read in English by aravagarwal; Bruce Kachuk; Newgatenovelist; Joy Baker; Jessie Percival; Larry Wilson; MaryAnn; DrPGould; Phil Schempf; Tomas Peter and tovarisch. Theodore Edward Hook was an English man of letters and composer and briefly a civil servant in Mauritius. He is best known for his practical jokes, particularly the Berners Street hoax in 1810. The world's first postcard was received by Hook in 1840, which he probably posted to himself. Here he gives a humorous look at homophones - Summary by Wikipedia
Recording facts
- Recording title: On Punning
- Author credits: Theodore Hook
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 11
- Listed recording duration: 37:06
Catalogue topics
- poetry
- satire
- humour
- puns
- homophone
Track guide
- 01 - On Punning - Read by AA — 2:43
- 02 - On Punning - Read by BK — 4:16
- 03 - On Punning - Read by EL — 3:58
- 04 - On Punning - Read by JCB — 3:14
- 05 - On Punning - Read by JP — 3:01
- 06 - On Punning - Read by LCW — 3:03
- 07 - On Punning - Read by MAS — 3:19
- 08 - On Punning - Read by PDG — 3:09
- 09 - On Punning - Read by PS — 3:22
- 10 - On Punning - Read by TP — 3:06
- 11 - On Punning - Read by VB — 3:55
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