Publisher: Booklassic
Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow was written in the year 1898 by Jerome Klapka Jerome. This book is one of the most popular novels of Jerome Klapka Jerome, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.
We are constantly being told that 1966, the very first iteration of Swinging London, was the time when the city was at its cultural, most fashionable height. And if not 1966, then it's the punk '70s or the Britpop '90s when London was meant to be most fun. Not so, argues GQ's Dylan Jones. Not only is London the greatest, most dynamic and diverse city in the world - it's never been better than it is now. Comparison may be the thief of joy, and it might be invidious to square London off against New York, Milan or Paris - which is heavier, a tonne of feathers or a tonne of gold? - but right now there is no other city in the world like it. It is already the greatest city of the twenty-first century, the one true global cultural megalopolis, the one true cocksure city-state, and we need to shout about it from the top of every tall building in town.Show book
Fulfilling the flood of requests from enthused listeners, Pretty Good Jokes combines all the jokes from A Prairie Home Companion's first four joke shows (1996-1999). It is an entertaining mix of knock-knocks, one-liners, North Dakota, religious, animal, bar, and light bulb jokes, those famous "yo mama" insults and much more. This live recording features guests Roy Blount, Jr. and Paula Poundstone. Pretty Good Jokes is for A Prairie Home Companion fans and all fans unaffected good humor.Show book
The Roaring Girl is a rip-roaring Jacobean comedy co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker and first published in 1611. The play is a fictionalized dramatization of the life of Mary Frith, known as "Moll Cutpurse", a woman who had gained a reputation as a virago in the early 17th century. (The term "roaring girl" was adapted from the slang term "roaring boy", which was applied to a young man who caroused publicly, brawled, and committed petty crimes.) The play combines the exploits of the cross-dressed Moll with the amorous adventures of a trio of merchants' wives, and the forbidden romance between Sebastian Wengrave and Mary Fitzallard. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett and Wikipedia)CastSir Alexander Wengrave: Algy PugSebastian Wengrave: Nolan FoutMary Fitzallard: Amanda FridaySir Davy Dapper/Sir Beauteous Ganymede/Fellow/Tailor/Coachman: Ric FSir Adam Appleton/Sir Thomas Long: David LawrenceGoshawk: David IsenhowerLaxton/Second Cutpurse: Chuck WilliamsonGreenwit/Sergeant Curtilax: peacRalph Trapdoor: David NicolMistress Openwork: KristingjMistress Gallipot: Arielle LipshawJack Dapper: LucentBirchGull/First Cutpurse: Tiffany Halla ColonnaMistress Tiltyard: Lucy PerryMaster Openwork: mbMoll/Neatfoot/Yeoman Hanger: Elizabeth KlettMaster Tiltyard/Lord Noland: Tricia GMaster Gallipot/Sir Guy Fitzallard: Leonard WilsonNarrator/Tearcat: ToddAudio edited by: Elizabeth KlettShow book
Follow the young boy Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim on their epic journey down the Mississippi River in the years before the Civil War. This masterpiece by Mark Twain is a delightful mixture of exciting adventures, sad mishaps, floods, lazy days floating on the raft, conniving con men and human beings in their most bewildering variety. It is a great pleasure to read and listen to.Show book
A collection of crowd-sourced quips and quotes from real-life dads—from the profound to the hilarious. The author of Like My Mother Always Said . . . presents a new volume that focuses on fatherly advice—gathered from contributors around the world. Dads may come from different places and have wildly varying personalities, but sometimes their wisdom is universal. Other times, it’s just plain bizarre . . . “You can have as much freedom as you can pay for.” “Nothing happens when you stay home.” “Drink only one beer at a time.” Covering a variety of subjects including “The Facts of Life,” “Growing Up Right,” and “Ask Your Mother,” Like My Father Always Said . . . is packed with hundreds of gems—the perfect book for anyone whose dad ever tried to steer them right.Show book
This satirical view of college professors features a philosophy professor who believes logic will solve all problems from bringing justice to everyone to personal relationships. His problems include convincing his colleagues to unionize to dealing with a history professor who believes he is the 21st century version of Henry VIII and an English Lit. professor who believes she can become Ann Boleyn.Show book
