The Dead Joke and The Funny Man: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Dead Joke and The Funny Man, credited to James Whitcomb Riley, 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 9 recordings of The Dead Joke and The Funny Man by James Whitcomb Riley. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 8, 2017. Read in English by Bev J Stevens; Bruce Kachuk; David Lawrence; Lee Ann Howlett; Matthew Datcher; Scotty Smith; Tomas Peter; tovarisch and The Voice before the Void. James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. As a poet, Riley achieved an uncommon level of fame during his own lifetime. He was honored with annual Riley Day celebrations around the United States and was regularly called on to perform readings at national civic events. ( Wikipedia)

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Dead Joke and The Funny Man
• Author credits: James Whitcomb Riley
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 9
• Listed recording duration: 11:24

Catalogue topics

• humor
• philosophy
• jokes

Track guide

1. 01 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by BJS — 1:11
2. 02 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by BK — 1:26
3. 03 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by DL — 1:13
4. 04 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by LAH — 1:18
5. 05 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by MSD — 1:09
6. 06 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by SS — 1:13
7. 07 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by TP — 1:03
8. 08 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by VB — 1:11
9. 09 - The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - Read by VBV — 1:40

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