Humor (Fiction)

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2

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Variousandthomas Lansing Masson and Various And Thomas Lansing Masson



Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2)

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Guy Wetmore Carryl



Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La …

Gullible's Travels, Etc.

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Ring Lardner



Humorous stories of social climbing in America's "classless" society. - Summary by Winston Tharp

A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories

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Bill Nye



Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend re…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08

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Various



The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the eighth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 author…

Physiologie du jour de l'an

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Louis Couailhac



Premier de l'an, jour si triste pour les uns, si beau pour les autres, je vais essayer d'esquisser ta physionomie ; et je te traiterai aussi…

The Hunting of the Snark (version 2)

Read by Shawn Craig Smith


Lewis Carroll



The Hunting of the Snark is a long nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll describing the adventures of ten weirdly assorted characters as they pursu…

Jack and the Check Book

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John Kendrick Bangs



Bangs is in top form in his version of this small collection of timeless fairy tales. If you don't immediately recognize Jack and the Check …

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady

Read by Jenn Broda


Anita Loos



In this comic novel written by American author Anita Loos, we follow the adventures of the fictional character Lorelei Lee who is a young bl…

Helen with the High Hand

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Arnold Bennett



James Ollerenshaw is a middle-aged, wealthy bachelor who lives in Bursley, one of the Five Towns. A chance encounter with Helen, his great s…

Old New York

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Edith Wharton



Old New York (1924) is a collection of four novellas (False Dawn; The Old Maid; The Spark; New Year's Day) by Edith Wharton, revolving arou…

Nonsense Novels

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Stephen Leacock



Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 03

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H. G. Wells



The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the third volume, 45 short stories and poems have been gathered from 33 authors…

Ukridge

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P. G. Wodehouse



“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched” is a classic saying that might well have been remembered by Ukridge. Ukridge is always …

Five O'Clock Tea

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William Dean Howells



A light-hearted romantic comedy in twelve short scenes, set during a tea party in the home of Mrs. Amy Somers, a widow who is courted by the…

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

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Edward Eggleston



"Want to be a school-master, do you? You? Well, what would you do in Flat Crick deestrick, I'd like to know? Why, the boys have driv of…

The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol

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William John Locke



This 1912 collection of short stories is of lighthearted adventures of an irresponsible -- and irrepressible -- Frenchman in England and Par…

The Witches of New York

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Q. K. Philander Doesticks



A humorous account of visits to various fortune tellers, card readers, seers, and other "witches" of New York. Written by Q.K. Phi…

That Pup

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Ellis Parker Butler



A puppy, unannounced and unordered, arrives in a crate at Mr. Murchison's house. Humorous events follow. - Summary by david wales

The Mirror Of Kong Ho

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Ernest Bramah



This 1905 tongue-in-cheek book is ostensibly the letters of a dutiful son to his Chinese father describing his encounter with and experience…

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