The Illiterate Digest

audiobook

The Illiterate Digest

by Will Rogers

EN·~4 hours·67 chapters

Chapters

67 total

TWO LETTERS AND A DEDICATION

8:15

ILLUSTRATIONS

2:21

INTRODUCTION

8:45

BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME

0:08

BREAKING INTO THE WRITING GAME

8:59

SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY

0:10

SETTLING THE CORSET PROBLEM OF THIS COUNTRY

5:19

HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE

0:07

HOW TO TELL A BUTLER, AND OTHER ETIQUETTE

7:50

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

Jan 14, 2024

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Will Rogers

Will Rogers

1879–1935

A cowboy humorist with a quick wit and a warm, plainspoken style, he became one of the most popular entertainers in America through vaudeville, newspapers, radio, and film. Born in the Cherokee Nation in Indian Territory, he brought a distinctly American voice to political and social commentary.

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