Mince Pie
Christopher Morley
61 chapters · 6 h · English
Read by Lucretia B., Daryl Wor, Ann Boulais, Mike Pelton, Libby Gohn, Phillip J Mather and others
Humorous Fiction
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Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: "If one asks what excuse there can be for prolonging the existence of these trifles, my answer is that there is no excuse. But a copy on the bedside shelf may possibly pave the way to easy slumber. Only a mind "debauched by learning" (in Doctor Johnson's phrase) will scrutinize them too anxiously." (Summary from preface and by lubee930)
Chapters
1 00 - Instructions 4 min 2 01 - On Filling an Ink-Well 10 min 3 02 - Old Thoughts for Christmas 9 min 4 03 - Christmas Cards 6 min 5 04 - On Unanswering Letters 7 min 6 05 - A Letter to Father Time 8 min 7 06 - What Men Live By 8 min 8 07 - The Unnatural Naturalist 8 min 9 08 - Sitting in the Barber's Chair 5 min 10 09 - Brown Eyes and Equinoxes 5 min 11 10 - 163 Innocent Old Men 7 min 12 11 - A Tragic Smell in Marathon 7 min 13 12 - Bullied by the Birds 7 min 14 13 - A Message for Boonville 7 min 15 14 - Making Marathon Safe for the Urchin 9 min 16 15 - The Smell of Smells 5 min 17 16 - A Japanese Bachelor 20 min 18 17 - Two Days We Celebrate 21 min 19 18 - The Urchin at the Zoo 9 min 20 19 - Fellow Craftsmen 7 min 21 20 - The Key Ring 7 min 22 21 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 1 - Introduces Our Hero 3 min 23 22 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 2 - Our Hero Begins a Career 3 min 24 23 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 3 - In Which Our Hero Darts Off at a Tangent 4 min 25 24 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 4 - Our Hero's Book and Heart Shall Never Part 5 min 26 25 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 5 - Further Oscillations of Our Hero 5 min 27 26 - 'Owd Bob' - Chapter 6 - Our Hero Finds a Steady Job 3 min 28 27 - The Apple That No One Ate 9 min 29 28 - As To Rumors 10 min 30 29 - Our Mothers 7 min 31 30 - Greeting to American Anglers 5 min 32 31 - Mrs. Izaak Walton Writes a Letter to Her Mother 3 min 33 32 - Truth 3 min 34 33 - The Tragedy of Washington Square 9 min 35 34 - If Mr. Wilson Were the Weather Man 4 min 36 35 - Syntax for Cynics: A Grammar of the Feminine Language 5 min 37 36 - The Truth at Last: An Extract From Martha Washington's Diary 2 min 38 37 - Fixed Ideas 3 min 39 38 - Trials of a President Traveling Abroad 3 min 40 39 - Diary of a Publisher's Office Boy 2 min 41 40 - The Dog's Commandments 2 min 42 41 - The Value of Criticism 5 min 43 42 - A Marriage Service for Commuters 2 min 44 43 - The Sunny Side of Grub Street 13 min 45 44 - Burial Service for a Newspaper Joke 1 min 46 45 - Advice to Those Visiting a Baby 2 min 47 46 - Abou Ben Woodrow 2 min 48 47 - My Magnificent System 4 min 49 48 - Letters to Cynthia 1: In Praise of Boobs 7 min 50 49 - Letters to Cynthia 2: Simplification 7 min 51 50 - To An Unknown Damsel 2 min 52 51 - Thoughts on Setting an Alarm Clock 1 min 53 52 - Songs in a Shower Bath: Hot Water and Cold Water 2 min 54 53 - On Dedicating a New Teapot 2 min 55 54 - The Unforgivable Syntax 1 min 56 55 - Visiting Poets 7 min 57 56 - A Good Home in the Suburbs 2 min 58 57 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 1 11 min 59 58 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 2 10 min 60 59 - Walt Whitman Miniatures, Part 3 8 min 61 60 - On Doors 6 min
