Humor

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories

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Mark Twain


A book of short stories and humorous anecdotes by Mark Twain, published together in 1906. (Summary by Tricia G)

Gulliver’s Reizen

Read by Bart de Leeuw


Jonathan Swift


Gulliver's reizen is een satirisch boek uit 1726 van de Ierse schrijver Jonathan Swift. Het oorspronkelijke boek bevatte vier reisbeschrijvi…

An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (Dramatic Reading)

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Henry Fielding


An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, or simply Shamela, as it is more commonly known, is a satirical novel written by Henry Fiel…

Rootabaga Stories

Read by Betsie Bush


Carl Sandburg


Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a s…

On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck

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Robert Pitcher Woodward


" A Tempestous Voyage of Four Thousand and Ninety-Six Miles Across the American Continent on a Burro, in 340 Days and 2 Hours - startin…

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1

Read by John Greenman


Albert Bigelow Paine


Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

The Dragon of Wantley

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Owen Wister


The "true" story of the Wantley Dragon. Set at Christmas time, it is a tale of a Baron, his daughter, a brave knight, True Love, a…

Bullets & Billets

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Bruce Bairnsfather


A front-line view of life in the trenches of the Western Front in the early part of 1914-1915. Told by Lieutenant (later Captain) Bruce Bair…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01

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H. G. Wells


The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors…

Idle Ideas in 1905

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Jerome K. Jerome


Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should S…

Of All Things

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Robert C. Benchley


A collection of amusing essays satirizing serious consideration of topics including natural history, social etiquette, or indeed, civilized …

Teddy's Button

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Amy Le Feuvre


Teddy loves to tell the story of how his father heroically died on the battlefield and guards his button jealously. But this brings contenti…

Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


Edward Lear


A selection of nonsense poems, songs (not sung!), stories, and miscellaneous strangeness. The work includes the "Owl and the Pussycat&q…

Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels

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Stephen Leacock


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

Short Story Collection Vol. 043

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Birches

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Robert Frost


LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Birches by Robert Frost. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 21st, 2010.

Cincuenta textos escogidos de Quevedo

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Francisco De Quevedo


Quevedo ocupa un lugar destacadísimo en la literatura española y mundial gracias a esa "universalidad castellana del poet…

Essays and Literary Studies

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Stephen Leacock


A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacoc…

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