Humor (Fiction)
New Adventures of Alice (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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John Rae
After reading and re-reading the book many time as a boy and wishing that Lewis Carroll would have written another Alice In Wonderland Book,…
Yollop
Read by Barry Eads
George Barr Mccutcheon
Mr. Crittenden Yollop makes friends with the man who came to burglarize his home and sets out to help him return to where he really wants to…
The Book of Snobs
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William Makepeace Thackeray
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write t…
The Stainless Steel Rat - the Novel
Read by Mark Nelson
Harry Harrison
James Bolivar diGriz alias Slippery Jim alias The Stainless Steel Rat. Interstellar con man, crook and thief. Bane of the elite law enforcem…
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)
Read by Phil Chenevert
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.
Read by Winston Tharp
Ring Lardner
Humorous stories of social climbing in America's "classless" society. - Summary by Winston Tharp
A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories
Read by Don W. Jenkins
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…
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
Read by Cate Barratt
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…
Old New York
Read by Nancy Halper
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
Read by TriciaG
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…
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…
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 …
Helen with the High Hand
Read by Simon Evers
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…
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Read by Bridget Gaige
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 Witches of New York
Read by Guero
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…