Tag: humor

LibriVox: The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

Jesse Willis

Robert Louis Stevenson wrote The Wrong Box with his stepson, Lloyd Osbourne. This is the same kid whose drawing had inspired Treasure Island seven years earlier. Interestingly, it was published while Stephenson (age 39), and Osbourne (age 21), were traveling… Read moreLibriVox: The Wrong Box by Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyd Osbourne

Mister Ron’s Basement: My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock

Jesse Willis

This 100 year old story of a very Canadian bank heist, authored by Canada’s greatest literary humorist, could encapsulate a good part of that elusive Canadian culture we say were always looking for. My Financial Career By Stephen Leacock; Read… Read moreMister Ron’s Basement: My Financial Career by Stephen Leacock

Seeing Ear Theatre

Jesse Willis

Back in 2003, for our features page, I wrote the following about Seeing Ear Theatre: In the United States, radio drama is virtually dead. But just after the internet blossomed, “radio” drama briefly revived itself. Between 1997 and 2001 dozens… Read moreSeeing Ear Theatre

The Dimension X and X-Minus One of William Tenn

Jesse Willis

Here is a complete listing of all the William Tenn stories from both Dimension X and X-Minus One. Child’s Play doesn’t have any actual children in it, instead it is much more like a Philip K. Dick plot played for… Read moreThe Dimension X and X-Minus One of William Tenn