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)
26XXI. THE WAY BILLY HARRIS DROVE THE DRUM-FISH TO MARKET.
2Introduction
27XXII. YANKEE HOMESPUN.
3Historical Context
28XXIII. THE INDEFATIGABLE BEAR-HUNTER.
4Synopsis (Selection)
29XXIV. COLONEL CROCKETT’S RIDE ON THE BACK OF A BUFFALO.
5Volume 1
30XXV. COLONEL CROCKETT’S ADVENTURE WITH A GRIZZLY BEAR.
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6I. MY FIRST AND LAST SPEECH IN THE GENERAL COURT.
31XXVI. COLONEL CROCKETT, THE BEAR AND THE SWALLOWS.
7II. HOSS ALLEN, OF MISSOURI.
32XXVII. A PRETTY PREDICAMENT.
8III. THE WIDOW RUGBY’S HUSBAND.
33Volume 2
9IV. THE BIG BEAR OF ARKANSAS.[7]
34I. THE EDITOR’S CREED.
10V. JOHNNY BEEDLE’S COURTSHIP.[8]
35II. JOSH BEANPOLE’S COURTSHIP.
11VI. THE MARRIAGE OF JOHNNY BEEDLE.[9]
36III. PETER BRUSH, THE GREAT USED UP.[7]
12VII. JOHNNY BEEDLE’S THANKSGIVING.[10]
37IV. COUSIN SALLY DILLIARD. A LEGAL SKETCH IN THE “OLD NORTH STATE.”
13VIII. AUNT NABBY’S STEWED GOOSE.
38V. THE AGE OF WONDERS.
14IX. DECLINE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF DOGTOWN.
39VI. HOW SIMON SUGGS “RAISED JACK.”
15X. THE COON-HUNT; OR, A FENCY COUNTRY.
40VII. MY FIRST VISIT TO PORTLAND.[8]
16XI. A RIDE WITH OLD KIT KUNCKER.
41VIII. BILLY WARRICK’S COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE.
17XII. SETH WILLET: THE ELK COUNTY WITNESS.
42IX. OUR TOWN.[9]
18XIII. THE TWO FAT SALS.[11]
43X. “FALLING OFF A LOG,” IN A GAME OF “SEVEN UP.”
19XIV. WAR’S YURE HOSS?
44XI. A YANKEE CARD-TABLE.[10]
20XV. BOB LEE. A TALE.
45XII. DICK M’COY’S SKETCHES OF HIS NEIGHBOURS.
21XVI. THE SHOOTING-MATCH.
46XIII. KICKING A YANKEE.[11]
22XVII. THE HORSE SWAP.
47XIV. WHY MR. SELLUM DISPOSED OF THE HORSE. A MATTER OF FACT STORY.
23XVIII. THREE CHANCES FOR A WIFE.
48XV. METAPHYSICS.[12]
24XIX. THE YANKEE AMONGST THE MERMAIDS. A YARN, BY A CAPE CODDER.
49XVI. A TIGHT RACE CONSIDERIN’.
25XX. CAPTAIN STICK AND TONEY.
50XVII. A SHARK STORY.
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