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Chapter 3
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Sir John Carr
In The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Parody on "The Golden Days of good Queen Bess" by Sir John Carr. This was the Fortni…
Some Fiction; Retribution
Read by April6090
Ambrose Bierce
In The Fiend's Delight
This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, pseudonym Dod Grile.It is a …
Part 1
Read by Rainer
Mark Twain
In The Awful German Language
If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…
00 - Preface
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)
29 - A Lesson in Fiction
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Literary Lapses
Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than an…
Advertisement to the Original Edition
Read by Chris Caron
John Wight
In Mornings at Bow Street
This is a collection of various articles found in Morning Herald columns. Some are found interesting, some may be hilarious! The 84 pieces o…
Remarkable Remarks
Read by MaryAnn
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
Act 1
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman
"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, has…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Various
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
Conscience: From Satire XIII by Juvenal
Read by Leanne Yau
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 2)
The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…
Sense or ___? by C. D. Mc.
Read by April6090
Various
In The Anzac Book
A collection of prose, poetry, jokes, special orders, et cetera written by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps combatants of the Galli…
Hollow Hospitality: From 'Satires,' Book III, Satire 3 by Dr. Joseph Hall
Read by Sonia
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
Unsigned Review, The English Review
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 'To the Lighthouse' by Virginia Woolf: Contemporary Reviews (1927)
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse was published in May 1927 in both Britain and the United States. The publication of Mrs. Dalloway a year …