
audiobook
by Bill Nye
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
MY MULE BOOMERANG,
THE APOLOGY.
OSTROPHE TO AN ORPHAN MULE.
A MINERS' MEETING—MY MINE—A MIRAGE ON E PLAINS. - Camp on the New Jerusalem Mine, May 28, 1880.
THE TRUE STORY OF DAMON AND PYTHIAS.
CHAPTER I.
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
CHAPTER IV.
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.
Full title
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
2016-05-02
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1850–1896
A bestselling 19th-century humorist, he turned frontier journalism and everyday mishaps into sharp, playful satire that readers across the United States loved. His work mixed deadpan wit with a reporter’s eye for the absurd details of ordinary life.
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