Audiobooks by John Kendrick Bangs

"Pure laughter, whether our own or others, makes us all feel more comfortable with the world and situations we find ourselves in. Why something is funny is hard to say but we know that there are people who are funny and can say funny things. It’s an immediate advantage for them.In this volume your hosts including Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, J M Barrie, O Henry and many others who range from the simply funny and the absurd to ….. well, other ways of funny.1 - Stories to Make You Laugh - An Introduction2 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 1 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky3 - The Crocodile. An Extraordinary Incident - Part 2 by Fyodor Dostoyevsky4 - The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calveras County by Mark Twain5 - The Mouse by Saki6 - How I Killed a Bear by Charles Dudley Warner7 - The Nose by Nikolai Gogol8 - Luck by Mark Twain9 - My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock10 - The Model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde11 - The Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry12 - The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner13 - How the Widow Won the Deacon by William James Lampton14 - How To Tell A Story by Mark Twain15 - The Idiot's Journalism Scheme by John Kendrick Bangs16 - The Inconsiderate Waiter by J M Barrie17 - Lost in a London Fog by Louisa May Alcott18 - Revenge by Ambrose Bierce19 - John Mortonson's Funeral by Ambrose Bierce20 - The Death of a Government Clerk by Anton Chekhov21 - The System of Dr Tarr and Professor Fether by Edgar Alan Poe22 - Eve's Diary by Mark Twain23 - Bobok by Fyodor Dostoyevsky"

Ambrose Bierce, Anton Chekhov, Charles Dudley Warner, Edgar Alan Poe, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, J. M. Barrie, John Kendrick Bangs, Louisa May Alcott, Mark Twain, Nikolai Gogol, O Henry, Oscar Wilde, Ring Lardner, Saki, Stephen Leacock, William James Lampton (Author), Eric Meyers, Laurel Lefkow, Richard Mitchley (Narrator)

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Alice in Blunderland

"''Alice in Blunderland: An Iridescent Dream' is a novel by John Kendrick Bangs, first published in 1907 by Doubleday, Page & Co. of New York. Illustrated by Albert Levering, this work serves as a political parody of Lewis Carroll's famous Alice books: 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland' (1865) and 'Through the Looking-Glass' (1871). In this whimsical tale, Alice finds herself in 'Blunderland', also humorously referred to as 'Municipal Ownership Country'. Here, she encounters familiar characters from Wonderland, including the dormouse, the Mad Hatter, and the Cheshire Cat. However, instead of whimsical adventures, Alice grapples with issues critical of collectivism, taxation, corporate greed, and corruption. The novel playfully transports readers to a satirical realm where absurdity meets political commentary. '"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Natalie Adams (Narrator)

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House Boat on the Styx

"Smith Show Media presents House Boat on the Styx by John Kendrick Bangs. The audiobook begins with Charon, ferryman of the Styx being startled—and annoyed—by the arrival of a houseboat on the Styx. At first afraid that the boat will put him out of business, he later finds out that he is actually to be appointed the boat's janitor."

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Various (Narrator)

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Mrs. Raffles

"Mrs. Raffles, widow of the now deceased A. J. Raffles (who was the gentleman thief pursued at one time by Sherlock Holmes), continues the family legacy of crime—but this time in America. These stories are narrated by her cohort, Harry “Bunny” Manders, previously the devoted friend and sidekick of A.J. Raffles before his death. (Summary by lubee930)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), LibriVox Volunteers (Narrator)

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The Idiot

"The Idiot is anything but, yet his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers-Pedagog’s home for single gentlemen see him as such. His brand of creative thought is dismissed as foolishness yet it continues to get under their skin, because when you’re beneath contempt you can say what you please. – This is the first of John Kendrick Bang’s “Idiot” books and was published by Harper and Brothers in 1895. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Gregg Margarite (Narrator)

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A Little Book of Christmas

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), David Wales (Narrator)

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Coffee and Repartee

"First released in 1893, Coffee And Repartee is a collection of breakfast chats at a gentlemans boarding house run by a Mrs. Smithers. Here these fellows repeatedly face questions and proclaimations of an inhabitant they call The Idiot. The discussions sound friendly under pretense, but are really sly battles of ribald wit and cunning charm, as well as rather offensive remarks during a time period considered by many to favour a height of refined etiquette. The Idiot spars well, but will the other residents get the better of him? (Summary by Morlock)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Daryl Wor (Narrator)

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Toppleton's Client

"A pre-eminent legal firm gets far more than it bargained for when it hires the son of its late senior partner, Hopkins Toppleton, Sr., simply to retain the illustrious family name on the company masthead. Knowing Jr. is a loose cannon, their strategy is to pack him off to the UK to head up a European branch of the firm - a branch they have no intention of sending work. The unwitting Hopkins Toppleton, Jr. is, however, determined to make his mark. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Cate Barratt (Narrator)

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The Idiot

"The Idiot is anything but, yet that is how his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers Pedagog's home for single gentlemen see him. His brand of creative thought is dismissed as foolishness. And yet, it starts to get under their skin, because when you are beneath contempt, you can say what you please. Funny, clever, poignant and as relevant today as it was a hundred years ago, this is the first of John Kendrick Bangs’ 'Idiot' books. - John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, humorist and editor of 'Life' and 'Harper' magazines. Bangs is the creator of the modern Bangsian fantasy, which is the school of fantasy writing where the plot is wholly or partially set in the afterlife."

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Gregg Margarite (Narrator)

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Ghosts I have Met and Some Others

"The supernatural is an everyday occurrence for John Kendrick Bangs, who just can’t avoid seeing ghosts everywhere! A witty, turn-of-the-century spoof of the gothic horror anthology, 'Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others' is a satisfyingly creepy and laugh-out-loud funny collection of ghostly encounters. - John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, humorist and editor of 'Life' and 'Harper' magazines. Bangs is the creator of the modern Bangsian fantasy, which is the school of fantasy writing where the plot is wholly or partially set in the afterlife."

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Cathy Barrat (Narrator)

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Mr Munchausen

"The author has discovered for us in this volume the present stopping place of that famous raconteur of dear comic memory, the late Hieronymous Carl Friederich, sometime Baron Munchausen, and he transmits to us some further adventures of this traveler and veracious relator of merry tales. There are about a dozen of these tales, and, judging by Mr. Bangs' recital of them, the Baron's adventures on this mundane sphere were no more exciting than those he has encountered since taking the ferry across the Styx. Mr. Bangs proves himself well worthy of the task of reintroducing this merry old wag to modern fun-lovers, and in selecting from the tales the Baron has related to him he has chosen with an eye to the humorous which is unfailing in its clearness and keenness of perception. (Review from Book News, V. 20, 1902)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Kevin Green (Narrator)

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Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others

"New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humour department. Here he began to write his own satire and humour. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others is a delightfully humourous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)"

John Kendrick Bangs (Author), Cate Barratt (Narrator)

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