The Best American Humorous Short Stories


Read by David Wales

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Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omitted from this LibriVox audio book. (Summary by David Wales) (11 hr 13 min)

Chapters

The Little Frenchman And His Water Lots 14:38 Read by David Wales
The Angel Of The Odd 27:19 Read by David Wales
The Schoolmaster's Progress 40:35 Read by David Wales
The Watkinson Evening 43:22 Read by David Wales
Titbottom's Spectacles 1:02:35 Read by David Wales
My Double; And How He Undid Me 48:48 Read by David Wales
A Visit To The Asylum For Aged And Decayed Punsters 17:22 Read by David Wales
The Celebrated Jumping Frog Of Calaveras County 16:10 Read by David Wales
Elder Brown's Backslide 45:02 Read by David Wales
The Hotel Experience Of Mr. Pink Fluker 30:19 Read by David Wales
The Nice People 22:25 Read by David Wales
The Buller-Podington Compact 43:33 Read by David Wales
Colonel Starbottle For The Plaintiff - Part 1 37:33 Read by David Wales
Colonel Starbottle For The Plaintiff - Part 2 37:42 Read by David Wales
The Duplicity Of Hargraves 34:25 Read by David Wales
Bargain Day At Tutt House 54:46 Read by David Wales
A Call 34:09 Read by David Wales
How The Widow Won The Deacon 17:59 Read by David Wales
Gideon 44:49 Read by David Wales