Dive into “The Best American Humorous Short Stories” edited by Alexander Jessup — a curated anthology featuring timeless American wit from Edgar Allan Poe, Mark Twain, O. Henry and more. Perfect for speed-reading lovers and literature seekers, this video-book delivers laughter and literary insight at lightning pace. 🎯 How to use 🔹 Start Slow: Begin at 175 WPM and gradually increase to 300 WPM. 🔹 Control the Speed: Adjust YouTube playback speed (gear button⚙️) to match your comfort level.
00:00:00 Intro: “Intro to hilarious classic American stories | speed reading humor anthology” | speed reading | American humor 00:00:26 1: The little Frenchman hook: “Rare 1839 French-American satire explained fast!” | classic satire | vintage humor 00:12:33 2: The Angel of the Odd hook: “Why Edgar Allan Poe went hilarious here | Poe humor” | Poe funny | gothic parody 00:35:18 3: The Schoolmaster’s Progress hook: “Unexpected teacher fails in 1844 comedy” | rural comedy | historical humor 01:09:35 4: The Watkinson Evening hook: “Mismatched dinner guests spark chaos quick!” | domestic comedy | 19th c etiquette 01:48:13 5: Titbottom’s Spectacles hook: “Spectacles cause absurd identity mix-up” | mistaken identity | period humor 02:37:20 6: My Double; and How He Undid Me hook: “Twin trick ruins 1859 gentleman’s day” | doppelganger comedy | vintage twist 03:15:17 7: A Visit to the Asylum for Aged Punsters hook: “Pun following puns in Holmes’ pun‑asylum” | pun humor | wordplay 03:27:34 8: The Celebrated Jumping Frog hook: “Mark Twain’s frog tale in 60 seconds!” | Mark Twain | frog story 03:41:07 9: Elder Brown’s Backslide hook: “Preacher’s scandalous slip in 1885” | preacher satire | 19th c morality 04:15:26 10: The Hotel Experience of Mr. Pink Fluker hook: “Victorian hotel horror turns funny!” | Victorian parody | travel humor 04:39:47 11: The Nice People hook: “Hypocrite society crushed in short tale” | social satire | class critique 04:56:29 12: The Buller‑Podington Compact hook: “Ridiculous 1897 gentlemen’s contract exposed” | archaic comedy | absurd pact 05:28:37 13: Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff hook: “Western courtroom fiasco with Bret Harte” | Western comedy | legal satire 06:15:44 14: The Duplicity of Hargraves hook: “O. Henry’s twist in polite deceit tale” | O. Henry twist | deception 06:38:22 15: Bargain Day at Tutt House hook: “Crazy shopping spree in 1905 revealed” | consumer satire | bargain humor 07:15:57 16: A Call hook: “Unexpected visitor disrupts quiet life” | domestic twist | suspense humor 07:37:32 17: How the Widow Won the Deacon hook: “Widow outsmarts deacon in witty duel” | gender comedy | moral twist 07:48:47 18: Gideon hook: “1914 servant’s cunning plan surprises us” | servant comedy | Edwardian humor
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Metadata: Book: The Best American Humorous Short Stories Author: Alexander Jessup Genre: Humor anthology Topics: American wit, 19th‑20th c satire Keywords: humor anthology, speed reading, Mark Twain frog, O. Henry twist Hashtags: #SpeedReading #AmericanHumor #BookTok
