About this book
This is a book of 57 sections divided into 2 parts. The first part is comprised of 26 poems & the second part concludes with 31 assorted stories & otherwise. John Kendrick Bangs had been known as a jokester & prankster; was also known to be the editor of Puck, perhaps the foremost American humor magazine. Take a peak and see how you end up with a grin on your face and in your heart as well. That is honest Bangsian writing. - Summary by AR
Chapters
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- 1A Pessimistic View1:28 · read by April6090
- 2The Master’s Pen—A Confession1:24 · read by Larry Wilson
- 3Bookworm Ballads (a Literary Feast)2:01 · read by April6090
- 4Ideas for Sale2:26 · read by Larry Wilson
- 5The Author’s Boomerang0:43 · read by oogiesragdoll
- 6To an Egotistical Biographer0:34 · read by oogiesragdoll
- 7No Copyright Needed0:47 · read by oogiesragdoll
- 8Ingredients of Greatness0:48 · read by oogiesragdoll
- 9A Common Favorite1:32 · read by Larry Wilson
- 10Their Pens0:29 · read by Larry Wilson
- 11An Unsolved Problem0:28 · read by Larry Wilson
- 12The Bibliophile’s Threat0:27 · read by Larry Wilson
- 13My Treasures0:33 · read by April6090
- 14A Poet’s Fad0:25 · read by Kirill D
- 15The Poet Undone0:29 · read by Kirill D
- 16A Waning Muse0:31 · read by Kirill D
- 17Modesty0:28 · read by Kirill D
- 18My Lord the Book0:34 · read by Sarah Brown
- 19The Bibliomiser0:39 · read by Sarah Brown
- 20The ''Collector''0:47 · read by Larry Wilson
- 21A Reader0:59 · read by nighthawks
- 22Fate!0:57 · read by nighthawks
- 23A Pleasing Thought0:47 · read by B L Newman
- 24Books vs. ''Books,'' by a Bibliomaniac1:20 · read by Larry Wilson
- 25A Confession1:32 · read by ChadH94
- 26The Edition de Looks1:54 · read by Tasniim
- 27Napolini’s Error2:41 · read by Caroline Kiley
- 28My Color1:54 · read by thestorygirl
- 29Contentment in Nature1:45 · read by nighthawks
- 30The Heroic Gunner1:56 · read by Pseudonymous Nerd
- 31The Pathetic Tale of the Caddy Boy3:14 · read by Pseudonymous Nerd
- 32Garrulous Wisdom1:19 · read by April6090
- 33The Perjury of a Rejected Lover0:59 · read by Rachel Marie
- 34Maid of Culture1:04 · read by Rachel Marie
- 35Not Perfect1:01 · read by Rachel Marie
- 36A City Dweller’s Wish1:01 · read by April6090
- 37Where are They?1:25 · read by Tasniim
- 38Memories0:36 · read by Tasniim
- 39A Sad State0:30 · read by Austin Heath
- 40Ad Astra per Otium.0:46 · read by Austin Heath
- 41Consolation0:51 · read by Austin Heath
- 42Satisfaction on Reading ''Not One Dissatisfied,'' by Walt Whitman1:55 · read by Austin Heath
- 43To a Withered Rose0:53 · read by thestorygirl
- 44The Worst of Enemies0:40 · read by Rachel Marie
- 45Jokes of the Night1:37 · read by Rachel Marie
- 46An Autumnal Romance0:31 · read by KevinS
- 47The Country in July1:09 · read by KevinS
- 48May 30, 18930:50 · read by KevinS
- 49The Curse of Wealth2:30 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 50The Rhyme of the Ancient Populist2:28 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 51One of the Nameless Great0:45 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 52In February Days1:05 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 53A Change of Ambition1:28 · read by Kathleen Moore
- 54Message from Mahatmas3:15 · read by Larry Wilson
- 55The Gold-seekers2:13 · read by Larry Wilson
- 56Ode to a Politician2:32 · read by nighthawks
- 57Some are Amateurs0:41 · read by April6090
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