The Illiterate Digest

audiobook

The Illiterate Digest

by Will Rogers

EN·~4 hours·67 chapters

Chapters

67 total
1

TWO LETTERS AND A DEDICATION

8:15
2

ILLUSTRATIONS

2:21
3

INTRODUCTION

8:45
4

BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME

0:08
5

BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME

8:59
6

SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY

0:10
7

SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY

5:19
8

HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE

0:07
9

HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE

7:50
10

DEFENDING MY SOUP PLATE POSITION

0:07

Description

A chance encounter between a scrappy screenwriter and a fast‑talking New York lawyer initiates a comic clash over a film title that sounds suspiciously like a famous magazine. The opening letters read like a courtroom farce, filled with legal jargon, trademark warnings, and sly jokes about “unfair competition.” Listeners will be drawn into the narrator’s bemused defense, a mix of self‑deprecating humor and sharp satire of the entertainment business.

The writer’s reply is equally biting, admitting financial woes while offering a tongue‑in‑cheek settlement, even proposing to split any future legal fees. Through this back‑and‑forth, the book paints a vivid portrait of mid‑century media rivalries, where every gag and headline can become a battlefield. It’s a witty, fast‑paced listening experience that captures the absurdity of legal disputes and the resilience of creative spirit.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (273K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

New York: Albert & Charles Boni, 1924.

Credits

Carla Foust, Emmanuel Ackerman and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)

Release date

2024-01-14

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

1879–1935

A cowboy humorist with a quick wit and a plainspoken style, he became one of America’s best-known entertainers by turning everyday politics and public life into sharp, friendly comedy. His career stretched from vaudeville and newspaper columns to radio and film, making him a familiar voice of the early 20th century.

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