Humor (Fiction)
Perkins of Portland
Read by Arnold
Ellis Parker Butler
Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions dir…
The Human Boy Again
Read by David Wales
Eden Phillpotts
Published in 1908, this is a further collection of twelve humorous short stories about English school boys. The author wrote two other book…
Will Nobody Marry Me?
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
George Pope Morris
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Will Nobody Marry Me? by George Pope Morris. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July…
Our Street
Read by Kristina Rothe
William Makepeace Thackeray
Written as an autobiographical sketch of a Mr. M.A. Titmarsh, Our Street is a tongue-in-cheek look at English society and the characters who…
Early Rising
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John Godfrey Saxe
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Early Rising by John Godfrey Saxe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 31, 2…
Vice in its Proper Shape
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William James Mcglothlin
Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemb…
Humour of the North
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Variousandlawrence J. Burpee
Some day an enterprising editor may find time to glean from the whole field of Canadian literature a representative collection of wit and hu…
Die Psychologie der Erbtante
Read by seito
Erich Mühsam
Eine Thantologie aus 25 Einzeldarstellungenzur Lösung der Unsterblichkeits-Frage.Margarete Beutler zugeeignet(Zusammenfassung - Unterti…
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Melis Stoke
Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In m…
The Maker of Opportunities
Read by Tony Oliva
George Gibbs
When you're tired only because you're bored; and you're bored only because it seems like there's really nothing worth doing; and you're so, …
William The Conqueror
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
William is at it again. The world’s most chaos-creating and confident eleven year old boy. Thirteen more humorous stories in this 1926 col…
The Third Person
Read by Anthony Orr
Henry James
The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The 'ghostly man about the house' in whom two increasingly competitive maiden ladies come …
The Cheerful Smugglers
Read by Arnold
Ellis Parker Butler
Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on …
A Hypocritical Romance, and Other Stories
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Caroline Ticknor
This is a collection of twelve original and entertaining little romances. Literature is an important anchor that helps us understand society…
Stories from the Trenches: Funny Tales the Soldiers Tell
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Carleton Britton Case
Carleton B. Case is well known for wit and humor, as the title of the book leads one to believe this book will follow suit. - Summary by Apr…
The Legend of Heinz von Stein
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Charles Godfrey Leland
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Legend of Heinz von Stein by Charles Godfrey Leland. This was the Weekly Poetry project f…
The Crock of Gold
Read by Michele Fry
James Stephens
This is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, a quick-witted storyteller whose pantheistic philosophy is revealed in his adu…
Rainy Week (Version 2)
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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
A couple invite people of different walks of life to their cottage along the beach, during the rainiest week of the year. The gathered peopl…
Kunterbuntergang des Abendlandes. Grotesken
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Klabund
Klabund (eigentlich Alfred Georg Hermann „Fredi“ Henschke) beschreibt in kurzen Geschichten, grotesk, humorvoll, überspitzt und zuweile…
Antic Hay
Read by Jim Locke
Aldous Huxley
The epigram to this work from Christoher Marlowe applies to the plot of this story: "My men like satyrs grazing on the lawns / Shall wi…