Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2


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Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes selections by such household favorites as Ambrose Bierce, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Mark Twain and Bret Harte. - Summary by Lynne Thompson (4 hr 49 min)

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A Bully Boat and a Brag Captain by Sol Smith 11:44 Gelesen von Bob Scott
The Dog and the Bees by Ambrose Bierce 1:38 Gelesen von Donald Ruiz, Jr.
Dislikes by Oliver Wendell Holmes 7:06 Gelesen von Lynne T
Illustrated Newspapers by G.H.Derby 7:45 Gelesen von Zames Curran
Susan Simpson - author unknown 1:35 Gelesen von Joyfull
Miss Malony on the Chinese Question by Mary Mapes Dodge 8:03 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Cross-eyed Woman by Bill Nye 1:56 Gelesen von Lynne T
The Courtin' by James Russell Lowell 6:00 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Coquette - a Portrait by John Godfrey Saxe 3:01 Gelesen von Melvin Lee
Colonel Mulberry Sellers by Mark Twain 14:31 Gelesen von adamegan
Incidents in a Retired Life from Up the River by Frederick William Shelton 10:12 Gelesen von James K. White
Melons by Bret Harte 14:58 Gelesen von Chris Pyle
A Letter from Mr. Ezekiel Bigelow by James Russell Lowell 7:16 Gelesen von Scott Bennett
Ballad by Charles Godfrey Leland 3:11 Gelesen von Scott Bennett
Tushmaker's Toothpuller by G.H. Derby 7:24 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Society Upon the Stanislaus by Bret Harte 3:30 Gelesen von Melvin Lee
The V-A-S-E by James Jeffrey Roche 3:05 Gelesen von Zames Curran
Pomona's Novel by Frank R. Stockton 33:18 Gelesen von Scott Bennett
Fred Trover's Little Ironclad by John Townsend Trowbridge 39:18 Gelesen von Bob Scott
A Boston Lullaby - author unknown 1:42 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Artless Prattle of Childhood by Robert Jones Burdette 9:08 Gelesen von James K. White
The House That Jack Built - author unknown 4:52 Gelesen von Kimberlie Sasan
St. Peter at the Gate - author unknown 7:02 Gelesen von Zames Curran
The Thompson Street Poker Club by Henry Guy Carleton 9:39 Gelesen von Scott Bennett
The Fox and the Crow by George T. Lanigan 2:31 Gelesen von Joyfull
Behold The Deeds by Henry Cuyler Bunner 5:17 Gelesen von Melvin Lee
An Insurance Agent's Story - author unknown 3:33 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Rhyme for Priscilla by Frank Dempster Sherman 4:14 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
An Epitaph - author unknown 0:50 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Rivermouth Romance by Thomas Bailey Aldrich 20:11 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
The Bohemians of Boston by Gelett Burgess 3:31 Gelesen von Joyfull
The Composite Ghost by Marion Couthouy Smith 9:58 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
Some Messages Received by Teachers in Brooklyn Public Schools by various parents 4:24 Gelesen von Jane Muir
The Trout's Appeal - author unknown 1:05 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman
A Fatal Thirst by Bill Nye 4:46 Gelesen von Joyfull
Peck's Bad Boy by George W. Peck 11:33 Gelesen von Arthur Krolman