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Barry Pain - Marge Askinforit

A rollicking parody of the Margot Asquith memoirs, in which Pain's character, Marge, beguiles us with the most personal details of her dysfunctional family, and delights in relating every cringing, if not wholly...

Nigel Boydell 2 hours 12 minutes

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Anthony Trollope - Doctor Wortle's School

Anthony Trollope’s fortieth novel, published in 1881, concerns a respectable Christian boys’ school whose proprietor unknowingly hires a woman who apparently has two husbands: A devoted English scholar and an abusive...

Angel5 6 hours 8 minutes

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Owen Wister - Dragon of Wantley

The «true» story of the Wantley Dragon. Set at Christmas time, it is a tale of a Baron, his daughter, a brave knight, True Love, and the terrible Dragon of Wantley. Oh, and don't forget the wine. (Summary by D. A....

D. A. Frank 3 hours 27 minutes

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Cal Stewart - Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories

A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)

Philip Martin 2 hours 29 minutes

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Wit and Humor of America, Vol 07

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the seventh volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)

MaryAnn and 14 more 5 hours 29 minutes Wit and Humor of America

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Barry Pain - Eliza

A gentle, yet deliciously humourous series of anecdotes following the life of the main character and his wife, Eliza. Full summary to follow. (Summary by Nigel Boydell)

Nigel Boydell 2 hours 21 minutes

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Emily Eden - Semi-Detached House

If you're a Jane Austen fan, you'll enjoy Emily Eden's comic novels of manners, The Semi-Detached House (1859) and The Semi-Attached Couple (1860). At the opening of The Semi-Detached House, the beautiful (but rather...

Elizabeth Klett 5 hours 26 minutes

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Edna Ferber - Roast Beef, Medium

This book follows the adventures of Emma McChesney, a smart and savvy divorced mother who travels the Midwest as a sales representative for a large skirt and petticoat manufacturer. Her many adventures with people,...

Phil Chenevert 4 hours 48 minutes Emma McChesney - trilogy

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J. Thorne Smith, Jr. - Biltmore Oswald

The hilarious diary of a young man's recruitment into, and service in a navy, which, though well equipped and disciplined, remains woefully ill prepared for his arrival and dubious contribution. (Introduction by Nigel...

Nigel Boydell 3 hours 31 minutes

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$30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)

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Mark Twain - $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published just 4 years before his death, this was the last time he chose works from...

John Greenman 9 hours 6 minutes

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P. G. Wodehouse - Girl on the Boat

Also published as «Three Men and a Maid». The maid of the title is red-haired, dog-loving Wilhelmina «Billie» Bennet, and the three men are Bream Mortimer, a long-time friend and admirer of Billie, Eustace Hignett, a...

Kara Shallenberg 7 hours 12 minutes

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Mark Twain - Awful German Language (version 2)

This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, complains about, and shows how one might improve upon various aspects of the...

Kirsten Wever 1 hour 2 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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