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The Humbugs of the World

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(4,167 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)

P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witchcraft, religious humbugs, money manias, adventurers, personal reminiscences, and much more. (Summary by Barry Eads) (0 hr 47 min)

Chapters

Publisher's Note and Introduction

6:24

Read by Barry Eads

Chapter 1

14:50

Read by Eddie Winter

Chapter 2

21:17

Read by Eddie Winter

Chapter 3

15:56

Read by Graeme Dunlop

Chapter 4

17:48

Read by Bob Neufeld

Chapter 5

9:27

Read by Magdalena

Chapter 6

7:34

Read by Kristine Bekere

Chapter 7

12:38

Read by Barry Eads

Chapter 8

12:00

Read by Lee Ann Howlett

Chapter 9

17:27

Read by Bob Neufeld

Chapter 10

10:14

Read by Lee Ann Howlett

Chapter 11

11:47

Read by Jud Niven

Chapter 12

10:13

Read by Magdalena

Chapter 13

13:41

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 14

22:03

Read by Jessi

Chapter 15

20:28

Read by Eddie Winter

Chapter 16

14:41

Read by Eddie Winter

Chapter 17

24:10

Read by Eddie Winter

Chapter 18

12:23

Read by Rosie

Chapter 19

11:41

Read by Rosie

Chapter 20

14:39

Read by Lee Ann Howlett

Chapter 21

10:42

Read by Magdalena

Chapter 22

12:24

Read by Magdalena

Chapter 23

10:23

Read by Bob Neufeld

Chapter 24

18:37

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 25

16:23

Read by James Christopher

Chapter 26

15:46

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 27

21:49

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 28

8:46

Read by Availle

Chapter 29

10:15

Read by Availle

Chapter 30

12:36

Read by Availle

Chapter 31

13:05

Read by Linda Ferguson

Chapter 32

27:55

Read by Bob Neufeld

Chapter 33

21:23

Read by Catharine Eastman

Chapter 34

17:50

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 35

16:16

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 36

15:42

Read by Roger Melin

Chapter 37

11:25

Read by Linda Ferguson

Chapter 38

13:28

Read by Neeru Iyer

Chapter 39

14:51

Read by Bellona Times

Chapter 40

13:13

Read by JohanG

Chapter 41

32:54

Read by BB

Chapter 42

12:10

Read by JohanG

Chapter 43

15:52

Read by May Low

Chapter 44

17:16

Read by Barry Eads

Chapter 45

12:28

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 46

13:14

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 47

15:47

Read by May Low

Chapter 48

15:32

Read by Linda Dodge

Chapter 49

12:32

Read by Neeru Iyer

Chapter 50

15:57

Read by Barry Eads

Bewertungen

LibriVox SCORES! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!

(5 Sterne)

A favorite library book of mine ! Guaranteed entertaining, this gem might be better-known if its author were not P.T. Barnum. I suspect most people would assume his subject matter to be narrow, circus-related. But this turns out to be chapter after chapter of fascinating facts, figures, and anecdotes on matters like: patent medicine, with matchless eyewitness stories of especially successful medicine shows; and food adulteration before any safety regulations with a litany of jaw-dropping examples of the disgusting and downright poisonous junk sold to Americans as food and drink--! And that is just two chapters {18 and 19). Great resource for researchers. Best as sheer entertainment. reviews have limited length but I'll list a few until I'm cut off. ch.28-30 medical humbugs. Chapter 8, Dr.Brandryth's [sp] pills -- profiles modern (1830s on) advertising success.Ch 9-13 Debunking notorious mediums of the day. ch.35 ghosts, demons, haunted houses.

The Humbugs of the World- P.T. Barnum

(5 Sterne)

Loved this book! I'm not a huge fan of the several narrator system as the listener has to atune to a new reader every chapter, but that is my only complaint. I really enjoy the works of P.T. Barnum on here and hope there may be more in the future.

(2 Sterne)

Started off great but lost its way