Bill Nye and Boomerang Or, The Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems

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Bill Nye and Boomerang Or, The Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems

by Bill Nye

EN·~7 hours·130 chapters

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130 total

BILL NYE AND BOOMERANG; - Or, The Tale Of A Meek-Eyed Mule, And Some Other Literary Gems - By Bill Nye - Chicago, New York And San Francisco: - Bedford, Clarke & Co. - 1883

0:21

MY MULE BOOMERANG,

0:32

THE APOLOGY.

1:24

OSTROPHE TO AN ORPHAN MULE.

1:33

A MINERS' MEETING—MY MINE—A MIRAGE ON E PLAINS. - Camp on the New Jerusalem Mine, May 28, 1880.

6:54

THE TRUE STORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS.

0:02

CHAPTER I.

3:03

CHAPTER II.

1:40

CHAPTER III.

0:45

CHAPTER IV.

1:31

Description

A curious mixtape of Victorian‑era musings, this volume rolls out a parade of oddball verses, heartfelt apologies, and rambling field notes. The author waxes lyrical about an orphaned mule, turning its plaintive song into a meditation on loneliness and hope, while the surrounding verses swing between playful parody and earnest confession. Sprinkled among the poetry are brief, vivid sketches of a mining camp, complete with snow‑bound boots and a dramatic meeting presided over from behind a flour barrel, grounding the eccentricities in a rugged, frontier scene.

The collection feels like a private scrapbook opened to an eager confidant, offering both humor and a tender melancholy. Its language is deliberately grand, yet the self‑aware humor keeps the tone light, making each piece feel like a whispered story told over a fire. Listeners will find themselves drifting between whimsical lyricism and quirky anecdote, discovering a singular voice that celebrates the small, strange wonders of everyday life.

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Bill Nye and Boomerang Or, The Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems Or, The Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literary Gems

Language

en

Duration

~7 hours (432K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive

Release date

May 2, 2016

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Bill Nye

Bill Nye

1850–1896

Best known for turning everyday life and American history into fast, playful satire, this 19th-century humorist helped make newspaper wit a national craze. His writing mixes deadpan jokes with a reporter’s eye for the absurd.

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