Length6h 38m
About this audiobook
Bill Nye's Chestnuts Old And New is a collection of humorous essays and stories by American humorist and writer Bill Nye. The book includes a variety of topics, ranging from political satire and social commentary to absurd and comical stories. Some of the titles of the essays and stories in the book include "The Bible In Bohemia," "The Decline And Fall Of The Mastodon," "The Dry Towns Of Kansas," "The Garden Bug," "Hymns And Hyenas," and "The Infernal Regions." The book showcases Nye's wit, humor, and clever use of language, making it an entertaining read for those who enjoy humorous writing.
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GenreHumor, Literary Classics
Length6 hrs 38 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 30, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Bill Nye's Chestnuts
58THE PLUMAGE OF THE OSTRICH.
2CHESTNUT-BURR. I. THE SHAKESPEARE-BACON PUZZLE WRESTLED WITH CONSCIENTIOUSLY.
59SOME EARNEST THOUGHTS.
3CHESTNUT-BURR II HOW THE GLORIOUS FOURTH WAS CELEBRATED AT WHALEN'S GROVE LAST YEAR.
60CHESTNUT-BURR XXVII OUR GREAT NATIONAL MOTTO.
4ENCOURAGING GREEN JOKES.
61A GRAVE QUESTION.
5CHESTNUT-BURR III BILL NYE FINDS COLOROW FULL OF ODD TRAITS.
62THOUGHTS.
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6AWKWARDNESS OF CARRYING WHISKY ABOUT.
63CHESTNUT-BURR XVIII BILL NYE AT A TOURNAMENT.
7THE RIGHT SORT OF BOY.
64CHESTNUT-BURR XXIX A SOCIAL CURSE—THE MAN WHO INTERRUPTS.
8CHESTNUT-BURR IV BILL NYE PAYS A BRIEF VISIT TO A PROFESSIONAL STAR READER.
65CHESTNUT-BURR XXX A DISCOURSE ON CATS.
9INGRATITUDE OF THE HUMAN HEART.
66CHESTNUT-BURR XXXI THE GREAT ORATION OF SPARTACUS.
10CHESTNUT-BURR V CONCERNING THE FRENCH MASTERPIECES AT THE ACADEMY OF DESIGN.
67CHESTNUT-BURR WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE IN WYOMING.
11CHESTNUT-BURR VI BILL NYE DIAGNOSTICATES THE PLAINT OF A COUNTRY COUSIN.
68PIGEON-TOED PETE.
12MEN ARE OFTEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
69CHESTNUT-BURR CONCERNING THE SWALLOW.
13CHESTNUT BURR VII—BILL NYE IN THE ROLE OF AN UTE INDIAN JENKINS.
70THE HAPPY CODFISH.
14SURE CURE FOR BILIOUSNESS.
71CHESTNUT-BURR XXXIV A NOVEL WAY OF MARKING CLOTHES.
15CHESTNUT-BURR VIII IN AN UNGUARDED MOMENT BILL NYE IS CAPTURED BY A POLITICAL SIREN.
72CHESTNUT-BURR XXXV THE UNHAPPY HUMORIST.
16VIRTUE ITS OWN REWARD.
73LARAMIE'S HANDKERCHIEF.
17CHESTNUT-BURR IX BILL NYE DESCANTS UPON YOUNG IVES'S IDEAS IN FINANCE.
74CHESTNUT-BURR XXXVI THE SODA LAKES OF WYOMING.
18THE ANTI-CLINKER BASE-BURNER BEE.
75THE COSTLY WATERMELON.
19CHESTNUT-BURR X A FEW REMARKS ON OUR HOSTELRY SYSTEM AS IT NOW PREVAILS.
76CHESTNUT-BURR XXXVII VIEWS OF CHICAGO.
20PITY FOR SAD-EYED HUSBANDS.
77CHESTNUT-BURR XXXVIII A SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM.
21MARRIAGE.
78MODERN FICTION IS UNRELIABLE.
22CHESTNUT-BURR XI WILLIAM NYE VISITS ROYALTY FROM THE HOME OF THE HAM SANDWICH.
79CHESTNUT-BURR XXXIX SOME FACTS OF SCIENCE.
23THAI X DID MOT DU'
80CHESTNUT-BURR XL SORROWS OF A ONE-LEGGED MAN.
24A WORD OF EXPLANATION.
81THE TRUE POET LOVES SECLUSION.
25CHESTNUT-BURR THE HUMORIST INTERVIEWS HIS GRACE THE DUKE IN THE IMPROVED STYLE.
82CHESTNUT-BURR XLI REVELATION IN UTAH.
26THE CHINESE COMPOSITOR.
83THE MODEL SLEEPING-CAR.
27THE TRUE AMERICAN.
84CHESTNUT-BURR XLII THE TONGUE-DESTROYING FRENCH LANGUAGE.
28CHESTNUT-BURR XII "THE OLD MAN ELOQUENT."
85CARVING SCHOOLS.
29CHESTNUT-BURR XIV THE AMENDE HONORABLE.
86CHESTNUT-BURR XLIV ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.
30SWEET INFLUENCES OF CHANGING SEASONS.
87HOW TO DEAL WITH THE REVOLVER DIFFICULTY.
31THE MARCH OF CIVILIZATION.
88THE FEMALE ARTISTE.
32CHESTNUT-BURR. XV A BIG CORNER ON PORK.
89CHESTNUT-BURR XLV FUN OF BEING A PUBLISHER.
33CHESTNUT-BURR XVI PATRICK OLESON.
90A LESSON FROM THE MULE.
34PLEASURES OF SPRING.
91CHESTNUT-BURR XLVI PERFORMANCE OF THE PHOENIX.
35AN UNCLOUDED WELCOME.
92FIRMNESS.
36TOO MUCH GOD AND NO FLOUR.
93PUGILIST OR STATESMAN.
37CHESTNUT-BURR. XVII LONGING FOR HOME.
94CHESTNUT-BURR NYE AS A CRITIC AND NYE AS A POET.
38DIGNITY.
95POEMS BY BILL NYE
39CHESTNUT-BURR XVIII THE TRUE HISTORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
96APOSTROPHE TO AN ORPHAN MULE.=
40CHAPTER I.
97ODE TO SPRING.
41CHAPTER II.
98FANTASIA FOR THE BASS DRUM; ADAPTED FROM THE GERMAN BY WILLIAM VON NYE.=
42CHAPTER III.
99THE PICNIC SNOOZER'S LAMENT.
43CHAPTER IV.
100ODE TO THE CUCUMBER.=
44CHESTNUT-BURR XIX A STORY OF SPOTTED TAIL.
101APOSTROPHE ADDRESSED TO O. WILDE.=
45CHESTNUT-BURR XX THE ROMANCE OF HORSE-SHOEING.
102ADJUSTABLE CAMPAIGN SONG.=
46HOW TO PRESERVE TEETH.
103THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW.=
47CHESTNUT-BURR XXI EXPERIENCE ON THE FEVERISH HORNET.
104THE TRUE TALE OF WILLIAM TELL.
48THE PICNIC PLANT.
105WHY WE WEEP.
49CHESTNUT-BURR XXII ANCIENT BRIC-A-BRAC
106ETIQUETTE FOR THE YOUNG.
50JOINT POWDER.
107SWEET SAINT VALENTINE.
51CHESTNUT-BURR XIII THE TWO-HEADED GIRL.
108CARRYING REVOLVERS.
52OUR COMPLIMENTS.
109THE AGITATED HEN.
53CHESTNUT-BURR XIV A PATHETIC EPISODE IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
110BANKRUPT SALE OF LITERARY GEMS.
54THE SECRET OF HEALTH.
111OFFICE OF THE MORMAN BAZOO.
55CHESTNUT-BURR XXV BILL NYE ESSAYS A NOVELETTE.
112HINTS ON LETTER-WRITING.
56CHESTNUT-BURR XXVI THE DAUGHTER OF BOB TAIL FLUSH.
113SUDDEN FAME.
57LOAFING AROUND HOME.
114THE ENGLISH JOKE.
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