Traits of American Humour (Vol. 1-3) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Various Authors
Length20h 27m
About this audiobook
Traits of American Humour (Vol. 1-3) is a rich anthology that maps the distinctive energies of early American comic writing across sketches, tales, anecdotes, and satirical portraits. Its contents reveal a national literature discovering its own voice through exaggeration, vernacular speech, frontier wit, political irreverence, and social caricature. Read in context, the collection belongs to the nineteenth-century effort to define an American literary identity apart from British models, preserving regional idioms and democratic forms of laughter. As the work gathers pieces by various authors, its significance lies not in a single biography but in a collective literary temperament. The contributors reflect a culture shaped by expansion, local rivalry, newspapers, oral storytelling, and the rough sociability of taverns, courts, and public life. Their humour often arises from the tensions of a young republic: refinement versus rusticity, authority versus common sense, ambition versus absurdity. This three-volume collection is recommended to readers interested in American literary history, humour studies, folklore, and the evolution of prose style. It offers not merely entertainment, but a valuable record of how Americans learned to laugh at themselves while fashioning a national imagination.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length20 hrs 27 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 11, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The 3 Unabridged Core Novels: Pride and Prejudice + Mansfield Park + Emma (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Historical Context
4Synopsis (Selection)
5Volume 1
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6I. MY FIRST AND LAST SPEECH IN THE GENERAL COURT.
7II. HOSS ALLEN, OF MISSOURI.
8III. THE WIDOW RUGBY’S HUSBAND.
9IV. THE BIG BEAR OF ARKANSAS.[7]
10V. JOHNNY BEEDLE’S COURTSHIP.[8]
11VI. THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY BEEDLE.[9]
12VII. JOHNNY BEEDLE’S THANKSGIVING.[10]
13VIII. AUNT NABBY’S STEWED GOOSE.
14IX. DECLINE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF DOGTOWN.
15X. THE COON-HUNT; OR, A FENCY COUNTRY.
16XI. A RIDE WITH OLD KIT KUNCKER.
17XII. SETH WILLET: THE ELK COUNTY WITNESS.
18XIII. THE TWO FAT SALS.[11]
19XIV. WAR’S YURE HOSS?
20XV. BOB LEE. A TALE.
21XVI. THE SHOOTING-MATCH.
22XVII. THE HORSE SWAP.
23XVIII. THREE CHANCES FOR A WIFE.
24XIX. THE YANKEE AMONGST THE MERMAIDS. A YARN, BY A CAPE CODDER.
25XX. CAPTAIN STICK AND TONEY.
26XXI. THE WAY BILLY HARRIS DROVE THE DRUM-FISH TO MARKET.
27XXII. YANKEE HOMESPUN.
28XXIII. THE INDEFATIGABLE BEAR-HUNTER.
29XXIV. COLONEL CROCKETT’S RIDE ON THE BACK OF A BUFFALO.
30XXV. COLONEL CROCKETT’S ADVENTURE WITH A GRIZZLY BEAR.
31XXVI. COLONEL CROCKETT, THE BEAR AND THE SWALLOWS.
32XXVII. A PRETTY PREDICAMENT.
33Volume 2
34I. THE EDITOR’S CREED.
35II. JOSH BEANPOLE’S COURTSHIP.
36III. PETER BRUSH, THE GREAT USED UP.[7]
37IV. COUSIN SALLY DILLIARD. A LEGAL SKETCH IN THE “OLD NORTH STATE.”
38V. THE AGE OF WONDERS.
39VI. HOW SIMON SUGGS “RAISED JACK.”
40VII. MY FIRST VISIT TO PORTLAND.[8]
41VIII. BILLY WARRICK’S COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE.
42IX. OUR TOWN.[9]
43X. “FALLING OFF A LOG,” IN A GAME OF “SEVEN UP.”
44XI. A YANKEE CARD-TABLE.[10]
45XII. DICK M’COY’S SKETCHES OF HIS NEIGHBOURS.
46XIII. KICKING A YANKEE.[11]
47XIV. WHY MR. SELLUM DISPOSED OF THE HORSE. A MATTER OF FACT STORY.
48XV. METAPHYSICS.[12]
49XVI. A TIGHT RACE CONSIDERIN’.
50XVII. A SHARK STORY.
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