Humor
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Mark Twain's Journal Writings
In this engaging collection, Mark Twain offers a series of essays that reflect his sharp wit and keen observations of society. Volume 1 feat…
Revolution
A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, "Revolution", outlines how and why Lon…
Betty Wales, Freshman
First published in 1904, Betty Wales Freshman is the first book in an 8 volume series that follows Betty and her classmates throughout colle…
Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third …
Winsome Winnie
Winsome Winnie is a collection of eight whimsical tales penned by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story offers a deligh…
The Peterkin Papers
The Peterkin Papers is a book-length collection of humorous stories by Lucretia Peabody Hale, and is her best-known work. The Peterkins are …
Reginald in Russia
Reginald in Russia is a collection of fifteen sharp and humorous stories by H. H. Munro, better known as Saki. Through the lens of the titul…
Those Extraordinary Twins
"Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, separate and distinct from its origins inside Twain's "The Traged…
Letters of Travel
Three books of travel writing (between them covering the USA, Canada, Japan and Egypt) by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stor…
The Gentle Grafter
If Jefferson "Parleyvoo" Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the "Gentle Grifter" i…
Miss Marjoribanks
Miss Marjoribanks introduces us to the spirited Lucilla Marjoribanks, a young woman determined to shape her own destiny in the quaint town o…
How To Tell A Story, and Other Essays
The complete collection of works using this title. Other versions, including the Project Gutenberg version, have been radically shortened. M…
A Prefect's Uncle
The action of the novel takes place at the fictional "Beckford College", a private school for boys; the title alludes to the arriv…
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others invites listeners into a whimsical world where the supernatural meets the absurd. In this collection of sh…
Europe Revised
Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …
The Unbearable Bassington
The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short sto…
Faces and Places
Faces and Places is a collection of articles on nineteenth century travel, events and personalities by the British journalist Henry Lucy, wh…
The Night Club
This work of fiction by Herbert Jenkins (1876-1923) features one of his best-loved comic characters, the affable Cockney, Joseph Bindle. It …
The Compleat Bachelor
In the heart of late Victorian England, Rollo Butterfield embodies the essence of the 'compleat bachelor.' With a keen and affectionate pers…
Aphorisms
In Aphorisms, Oscar Wilde presents a collection of sharp, insightful observations that blend humor with profound wisdom. Originally publishe…