The Idiot at home
John Kendrick Bangs
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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The Idiot returns along with Ms Idiot and their two children, Mollie and Tommy, move into their first house in suburbia. What follows are encounters with his companions from his boarding house days, Coffee and Repartee, along with new characters that inhabit suburbia with the unassailable logic of the Idiot and Mrs Idiot regarding various aspects of life in the suburbs, starting with why the knowledge of an egg beater is more important than that of Wagner. Which story is your favourite? (Introduction by Kim) (4 hr 3 min)
Chapters
By Way of Introduction | 14:25 | Read by John Kellow |
A Little Dinner to Some Old Friends | 16:52 | Read by John Kellow |
In the Library | 14:32 | Read by John Kellow |
As to a Small Dinner | 18:14 | Read by larryhayes7 |
On the Maintenance of An Attic | 15:27 | Read by JudyDerby |
The Idiot's Garden | 18:10 | Read by larryhayes7 |
Household Poetry | 13:20 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
Some Consideration of the Hired Man | 13:12 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
On Social Accounts | 11:25 | Read by Kathleen Moore |
As to Santa Claus | 12:59 | Read by Mike Harris |
As to New-Year's Day | 16:42 | Read by Mike Harris |
Some Domestic Intentions | 15:02 | Read by JudyDerby |
A Suburban Complication | 15:28 | Read by Patrick McHaffie |
Some Consideration of the Moth | 14:08 | Read by John Kellow |
Some Consideration of the Burglar | 16:04 | Read by Kevin Callon Boyle |
Conclusion | 17:15 | Read by John Kellow |