Humor Audiobooks
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
by James Joyce
17 minutes, 2 seconds
Unabridged Short Story
1914
Sometimes romance needs a bit of deliberation; this is Joyce at his most satiric.
“The Boarding House” is the seventh story in his collection Dubliners, classic tales dealing thematically with miscommunication, isolation, class differences, and emotional paralysis in Joyce’s Ireland.
Narrated by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on November 24, 2007, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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James Joyce, Podcast
Friday, July 13th, 2012
by Jerome K Jerome
1 hour, 2 minutes
Unabridged Humor/Ghost/Christmas Novella
1891
A Christmas mystery story where even the narrator can’t be trusted to stay sober or keep his clothes on.
“There must be something ghostly in the air of Christmas–something about the close, muggy atmosphere that draws up the ghosts, like the dampness of the summer rains brings out the frogs and snails.”
Performed by Susie Berneis and Robert Bethune.
Originally for sale on July 13, 2007, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Jerome K Jerome, Podcast
Tuesday, February 14th, 2012
by Mark Twain
16 minutes, 7 seconds
Unabridged Humor/Storytelling/Essay
1878
Twain proposes some realistic sequels to three common morality tales.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on February 14, 2007, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Monday, February 21st, 2011
by Mark Twain
9 hours, 24 minutes
Unabridged Adventure/Humor Novel
1885
Ernest Hemingway wrote: “All modern American literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn … it’s the best book we’ve had. All American writing comes from that. There was nothing before. There has been nothing as good since.”
Big-river adventure and biting, laugh-out-loud satire in this classic “Great American Novel.” Narrated by John Jennens.
[Note: Two downloads are required for the complete novel. You can download just the first part if you want, but it might lack the closure you're looking for. Also the podcast includes only a fraction of the book. A good fraction, but still.]
Originally for sale on February 21, 2006, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Monday, November 1st, 2010
by Mark Twain
21 minutes, 12 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Story
1870
A comedic fable about gender issues, succession, identity crisis, and, yes, a bit of love and romance in a patriarchal kingdom in the year 1222. By the incomparable Mark Twain.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Monday, June 21st, 2010
by Mark Twain
37 minutes, 26 seconds
Two Unabridged Humor Essays
1882,1899
Includes the Telltale Weekly comedic recordings of Mark Twain’s “My First Lie (And How I Got Out of It)” and “On the Decay of the Art of Lying.”
From “My First Lie (and How I Got Out of It):”
“As I understand it, what you desire is information about ‘my first lie,
and how I got out of it.’ I was born in 1835; I am well along, and my
memory is not as good as it was. If you had asked about my first truth
it would have been easier for me and kinder of you, for I remember that
fairly well. I remember it as if it were last week. The family think it
was the week before, but that is flattery…”
From “On the Decay of the Art of Lying:”
“Observe, I do not mean to suggest that the custom of lying has suffered any decay or interruption–no, for the Lie, as a virtue, a principle, is eternal; the lie, as a recreation, a solace, a refuge in time of need, the fourth Grace, the tenth Muse, man’s best and surest friend, is immortal, and cannot perish from the earth while this club remains. My complaint simply concerns the decay of the art of lying…”
Two humorous essays/speeches read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on June 21, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Monday, April 5th, 2010
by L. Frank Baum
3 hours, 36 minutes
Unabridged Fantasy/ Young Adult Novel
1900
The beloved novel about a quest to see a Wizard. Join Dorothy, Toto, the Scarecrow, The Tin Woodman and the Cowardly Lion in an adventure that some would call the “first American fairy tale” (and, later, the inspiration for one of the most successful films ever made). Read by James Spencer.
Note: The podcast includes only the first chapter. The entire unabridged book is included in the downloadable bundles.
Originally for sale on April 5, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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L Frank Baum, Podcast
Monday, January 18th, 2010
by Mark Twain
29 minutes, 45 seconds
Unabridged Humorous Speeches
1899-1908
Five speeches by the master at making them interesting and witty.
Theoretical Morals (1899)
“A man can’t become morally perfect by stealing one or a thousand green watermelons, but every little bit helps.”
The Alphabet and Simplified Spelling (1907)
“Simplified spelling is all right, but, like chastity, you can take it too far.”
Education and Citizenship (1908)
“Now I want to tell a story about jumping to conclusions. It was told to me by Bram Stoker and it concerns a christening.”
Layman’s Sermon (1906)
“Now I am not modest. I was born modest, but it didn’t last.”
University Settlement Society (1901)
“Marvelous it is, to think of schools where you don’t have to drive the children in, but drive them out! It was not so in my day.”
Note: The podcast includes only “Theoretical Morals.” All five speeches are included in the downloadable bundles.
Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on January 18, 2005, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Thursday, May 14th, 2009
by Mark Twain
27 minutes
Unabridged Short Story
1904
“This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don’t like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals…”
The battle of the sexes begins in the Garden of Eden, as humourously told by Mark Twain, who “translated a portion” of “Adam’s hieroglyphics.” Note that the word “Extracts” is actually part of the title; this is the full, unabridged short story. Read by Alex Wilson.
Originally for sale on May 14, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
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Mark Twain, Podcast
Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
by Oscar Wilde
20 minutes, 6 seconds
Unabridged Lecture
1883
With a professional’s insight, an opinionated mind, and no small amount of trademark wit, Oscar Wilde offers his advice on “what makes an artist and what does the artist make; what are the relations of the artist to his surroundings, what is the education the artist should get, and what is the quality of a good work of art.” Read by Damian Hess.
“Art is the science of beauty, and Mathematics the science of truth: there is no national school of either… Nor is there any such thing as a school of art even. There are merely artists, that is all.”
Originally for sale on April 23, 2004, and released free with a Creative Commons Attribution License five years later. See the Mission page for why.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was a Victorian dramatist and novelist best known for his witty dialogue, epigrammatical style, and social commentary.
Damian Hess engineers and produces music for Emerald Rain Productions and MC
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Oscar Wilde, Podcast
