Soaked In Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels
Stephen Leacock
Read by Phil Chenevert
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away its genre:
Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective; "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural; Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry; The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future; Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough; A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft and Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant. If you enjoy take offs and parodies, the stories in this collection are for you. See how many types you recognize as you listen and laugh. (Summary by phil chenevert) (2 hr 49 min)
Chapters
1 - Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean | 22:47 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
2 - Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective | 17:11 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
3 - "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural | 23:21 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
4 - Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry | 14:41 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
5 - The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future | 27:18 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
6 - Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough | 19:05 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
7 - A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft | 19:00 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
8 - Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant | 25:50 | Read by Phil Chenevert |
Reviews
A LibriVox Listener
Seriously funny ! ! Worth hearing twice .
thanks again Phil!!!!
MommeeMadre
ii started listening to this author read by another reader, and thought, "Phil Chenevert would be awesome reading this writer", then lo and behold, I find this recording. yet another author I would have never discovered, but for Librivox. yay!!!!
Voodoo
Nice reading as always from Mr. Phil. Most of the stories made no sense, but they were highly entertaining. thanks
Silly nonsense
Cuimris
Well read. After reading Lewis Carroll, these stories sound pathetic. Not worth listening to, despite a good reading
Good fun
Janelle
This was truly nonsense, but it was a lot of fun too. Thanks for a great read Phil.
Good laugh
Sherie Black
Perfect venue for Phil to read. He made the stories even more fun
Soaked in Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels
David R. Smith
Well read, fun listen - thanks!