Tattlings of a Retired Politician: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Tattlings of a Retired Politician, credited to Forrest Crissey, 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 Tattlings of a Retired Politician by Forrest Crissey. Read in English by DrPGould; zanship; Billium113; John; Lynda Marie Neilson "The letters (non-partisan) of Hon. William Bradley, Ex-Governor and former veteran of practical politics, written to his friend and protege Ned who is still busy 'carving a career back in the old state.'" ( F. Crissey) This is a novel filled with humorous political anecdotes by the main character, the Honorable William Bradley, told for the benefit of his protege, Ned. It conveys a sense of the ironic and humorous side of politics in Washington and back in their home state.

Recording facts

• Recording title: Tattlings of a Retired Politician
• Author credits: Forrest Crissey
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 5:25:39

Catalogue topics

• humor
• politics
• fiction
• political

Track guide

1. 00 - Forward — 3:28
2. 01 - Still Hunts and Stolen Marches — 13:57
3. 02 - Parable of the Widow's Mite — 10:05
4. 03 - A Million-Dollar Bribe — 14:31
5. 04 - Political Spanks and Spankers — 11:20
6. 05 - A Woman in It — 15:11
7. 06 - How the Dear People Forget — 11:37
8. 07 - Puppets and Pulls — 10:49
9. 08 - Grafters and Stingers — 10:22
10. 09 - Quitters and Stayers — 11:45
11. 10 - Eleventh Hour Surprises — 10:03
12. 11 - Paying the Fiddler — 18:16
13. 12 - Landslides and Storm Centers — 22:25
14. 13 - The Glad-Hand Brigade — 17:26
15. 14 - Fights and Feuds — 16:16
16. 15 - Trail of the Serpent — 16:09
17. 16 - Fruits of Victory — 21:35
18. 17 - Love at First Sight — 15:22
19. 18 - At the Drop of the Hat — 12:21
20. 19 - The Graft and the Gaff — 15:20
21. 20 - Flirting with the Fixer — 10:14
22. 21 - Kissing by Favor — 20:54
23. 22 - The Game and the Candle — 16:11

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