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Epilogue
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George M. Cohan
In Seven Keys to Baldpate (Play)
Betting that he can write 10,000 words in 24 hours, a novelist locks himself into a snowbound summer resort on Baldpate Mountain with what h…
Act IV
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Oscar Wilde
In An Ideal Husband (version 2)
The "Ideal Husband" of the title is Sir Robert Chiltern, with his equally upright wife Lady Chiltern. He has never committed a cri…
Crowded
Read by Matt Butcher
Unknown
In Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1
Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…
Preface
Read by Louise J. Belle
Stephen Leacock
In Nonsense Novels (Version 2)
Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) was a Canadian writer, teacher, and political scientist. A prolific and popular humorist, he published dozens of…
Act 1
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Oscar Wilde
In The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest is a classic comedy of manners in which two flippant young men, in order to impress their respected beloveds…
Chapters 25-27
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
P. G. Wodehouse
In Psmith in the City
Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes o…
Act 1
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W. S. Gilbert
In Sweethearts (Version 2)
Subtitled "An Original Dramatic Contrast", the play presents two neighbors, Harry and Jenny, parting in Act 1 and then meeting aga…
Introduction
Read by Larry Wilson
W. H. Fawcett
In Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was pack…
Chapter 2
Read by Mark Nelson
P. G. Wodehouse
In Piccadilly Jim (version 2)
Jimmy "Piccadilly Jim" Crocker returns to New York to repair his reputation and pursue his love-interest, Ann Chester. All he has …
A Comedy in Rubber
Read by loubet
O. Henry
In Short Story Collection Vol. 051
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 051: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Act 1
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William Shakespeare
In The Comedy of Errors (version 3)
Written sometime between 1592 and 1594, Comedy of Errors is certainly the exact recipe for a Shakespearean Comedy. Two sets of identical twi…
The Episode of the Theatrical Venture
Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill and P. G. Wodehouse
In A Man of Means
A Man of Means is a collection of six short stories written in collaboration by P. G. Wodehouse and C. H. Bovill. The stories all star Rolan…
Act 1
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W. S. Gilbert
In Tom Cobb; or Fortune's Toy
Tom Cobb: "Why, there's a squalid old pauper idiot, a patient of his, who's got no name of his own, and Whipple [Doctor] christened him…
Behind the Beyond
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Stephen Leacock
A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…
Act 1
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
In The Vegetable; or, From President to Postman
"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, has…
Preface
Read by Bridget Gaige
Edward Eggleston
In The Hoosier Schoolmaster
"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…
Act 2 - A Chapter of Sentiment
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Arthur Wing Pinero
In The Hobby-Horse
A man's wife is caught up in Philanthropy, generously supporting all sorts of good causes. But that does not include her husband's interests…
Forward
Read by Barry Eads
Marshall P. Wilder and Marshall Pinckney Wilder
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01
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…