Andiron Tales by John Kendrick Bangs audiobook.

Genre: fantasy

In Andiron Tales, John Kendrick Bangs invites listeners to the warm edge of a fireplace, where an ordinary household object becomes an unlikely master of ceremonies. Framed as a set of fireside stories, the book gathers a playful assortment of short fantasies and comic fables, each spun with Bangs' trademark wit and gentle mischief. As the narrator settles into the comfort of the hearth, the andiron's voice ushers him into a parade of imagined worlds: courtly adventures that refuse to behave like proper legends, modern intrusions that upset old-fashioned fairy-tale expectations, and characters who argue, bargain, and blunder with thoroughly human vanity. Beneath the lightness is a sharp but affectionate satire of manners, ambition, and the stories people tell themselves to feel important. The central pleasure is the tug-of-war between cozy domestic reality and the unruly imagination that keeps breaking in, turning the familiar glow of home into a stage for wonder and laughter. Andiron Tales is a celebration of storytelling itself: quick, clever, and designed to be shared aloud by the fire.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 01

(00:10:33) Chapter 02

(00:19:20) Chapter 03

(00:36:51) Chapter 04

(00:46:02) Chapter 05

(00:54:34) Chapter 06

(01:07:45) Chapter 07

(01:19:56) Chapter 08

(01:32:29) Chapter 09

(01:45:25) Chapter 10

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