John Kendrick Bangs
The Idiot
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
John Kendrick Bangs
The Idiot is anything but, yet his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers-Pedagog’s home for single gentlemen see him as such. His brand of creati…
The Enchanted Typewriter
Read by Cate Barratt
John Kendrick Bangs
The Enchanted Typewriter is a collection of short stories by the American author John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1899 in the style that has …
Alice in Blunderland: an Iridescent Dream
Read by Ruth Golding
John Kendrick Bangs
From Alice in Blunderland: "Certain of our members claim that they have a right to sell their votes for $500 apiece--" "Mercy…
A House-Boat on the Styx
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John Kendrick Bangs
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up until the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of …
The Water Ghost and Others
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John Kendrick Bangs
Eight ghost stories by a master story teller and humorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (Summary by David Wales)
A Little Book of Christmas
Read by David Wales
John Kendrick Bangs
Summary: Four short Christmas stories, a bit sentimental, but still affecting and worthwhile. Plus Four Christmas verses. (Summary by David …
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others
Read by Cate Barratt
John Kendrick Bangs
New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Hum…
The Autobiography of Methuselah
Read by Matthew Reece
John Kendrick Bangs
A satirical look at early biblical events from the point of view of someone who was there to witness most of them: the oldest man in recorde…
Mr Munchausen
Read by Kevin Green
John Kendrick Bangs
The author has discovered for us in this volume the present stopping place of that famous raconteur of dear comic memory, the late Hieronymo…
Toppleton's Client
Read by Cate Barratt
John Kendrick Bangs
A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simpl…
The Genial Idiot
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John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs once again takes us on a journey with the loveable, but somewhat self-opinionated and irritating Mr Idiot. (Summary by M…
Alice in Blunderland: an Iridescent Dream (version 2)
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
John Kendrick Bangs
John Kendrick Bangs was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangasian Fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that set…
R. Holmes and Co.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Raffles Holmes is introduced in these stories as the son of the great Sherlock Holmes. He is also revealed to be the grandson of A.J. Raffle…
The Inventions of the Idiot (dramatic reading)
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John Kendrick Bangs
"It was before the Idiot's marriage, and in the days when he was nothing more than a plain boarder in Mrs. Smithers-Pedagog's High-clas…
Mrs. Raffles
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John Kendrick Bangs
Mrs. Raffles, widow of the now deceased A. J. Raffles (who was the gentleman thief pursued at one time by Sherlock Holmes), continues the fa…
Coffee and Repartee
Read by Daryl Wor
John Kendrick Bangs
First released in 1893, Coffee And Repartee is a collection of breakfast chats at a gentlemen's boarding house run by a Mrs. Smithers. Here …
Over The Plum Pudding
Read by David Wales
John Kendrick Bangs
Great Caesar’s ghost and shades of A Christmas Carol! Stories – some ghostly, some Christmas, some humorous, some all three -- twelve of the…
The Pursuit of the House-Boat
Read by Emma Joyce
John Kendrick Bangs
This sequel to Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx continues the "thought-experiment" of bringing various historical and fictional fig…
Jack and the Check Book
Read by Cate Barratt
John Kendrick Bangs
Bangs is in top form in his version of this small collection of timeless fairy tales. If you don't immediately recognize Jack and the Check …
The Idiot at home
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John Kendrick Bangs
The Idiot returns along with Ms Idiot and their two children, Mollie and Tommy, move into their first house in suburbia. What follows are en…
Half-Hours with the Idiot
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John Kendrick Bangs
Mr Idiot returns with his opinions on a number of diverse topics, including women, taxation, and international diplomacy. As always, the Idi…
From Pillar to Post
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John Kendrick Bangs
I could not let these random notes of a delightful experience go forth into the world without expressing in some way my deep appreciation of…
Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Wit…
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Wit…
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
Cobwebs from a Library Corner
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John Kendrick Bangs
This is a book of 57 sections divided into 2 parts. The first part is comprised of 26 poems & the second part concludes with 31 assorted…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - September
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
Andiron Tales
Read by April6090
John Kendrick Bangs
This book is a story about "Being the Remarkable Adventures of a Boy with a Lively Imagination" - Summary by John Kendrick Bangs
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - November
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
Songs of Cheer
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John Kendrick Bangs
This is a volume of poetry by John Kendrick Bangs. All the poems in this volume share the very positive tone, they discuss happiness, love, …
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - December
Read by Bruce Kachuk
John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - January
Read by tovarisch
John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - February
Read by tovarisch
John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - June
Read by Bruce Kachuk
John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - March
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - July
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - August
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - October
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
Hallowe'en
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John Kendrick Bangs
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Hallowe'en by John Kendrick Bangs.This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 24, 2021. …
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - May
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - April
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John Kendrick Bangs
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was pub…