Men I'm Not Married To

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Men I'm Not Married To

by Dorothy Parker

EN·~18 minutes·10 chapters

Chapters

10 total

MEN I’M NOT MARRIED TO

0:26

MEN I’M NOT MARRIED TO

1:01

Freddie

7:17

Mortimer

0:03

Raymond

0:18

Charlie

5:54

Lloyd

0:02

Henry

3:01

Joe

0:14

Oliver

0:14

Description

Through a witty, poetry‑laden introduction, the narrator launches into a charming inventory of the countless men who drift through her life, none of whom she intends to wed. The verses mix playful melancholy with a sense of endless possibility, setting a tone that is both reflective and delightfully tongue‑in‑cheek. As the scene shifts to a bustling social gathering, a larger‑than‑life character named Freddie bursts onto the stage, instantly becoming the life of the party.

Freddie’s rapid‑fire jokes, absurd mispronunciations, and endless stream of colorful anecdotes turn an ordinary soirée into a whirlwind of laughter, while his effortless confidence makes him feel like a one‑man vaudeville act. The narrator watches in admiration, noting how his caustic wit never crosses the line into offense, and how his spontaneous song verses stretch on with boundless enthusiasm. The early chapters revel in this sparkling interplay of humor and observation, inviting listeners to linger in the bright, buzzy world of early‑twentieth‑century social life.

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Language

en

Duration

~18 minutes (17K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chuck Greif, ellinora and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2017-10-02

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

1893–1967

Best known for razor-sharp wit and brilliantly observant writing, this American poet, critic, and short-story writer helped define the smart, modern voice of 20th-century New York. Her work could be funny in one line and unexpectedly heartbreaking in the next.

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