Humor (Fiction)

The Fiddler of Dooney

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William Butler Yeats


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Fiddler of Dooney by William Butler Yeats. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Decembe…

Still - William

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Richmal Crompton


More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales

An International Episode

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Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 09

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H. G. Wells


The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the ninth volume, 37 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 authors…

Stories by English Authors: London

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F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill


This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …

How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers

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Robert Williams Wood


How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, …

The Amazons: A Farcical Romance

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Arthur Wing Pinero


This 1895 farce inspired by the outlandish idea of women wearing pants, centers around the predicament of the three daughters of the eccentr…

History and Records of the Elephant Club

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Q. K. Philander Doesticks


Mortimer Q. Thomson (September 2, 1832 – June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym …

The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque

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William Combe


“To bury these, to christen those,And marry such fond folks who choseTo change the tenor of their lifeAnd risk the matrimonial strife.” This…

Madcap

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George Gibbs


Quote:"To the quiet Titine her mistress created an impression of bringing not only herself into the room, but also the violent horse an…

The Jingle Book

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Carolyn Wells


A collection of silly poetry and limericks for children.

Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri

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Anonymous


Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times. Existing in numerous forms in many languages, …

That House I Bought; A Little Leaf From Life

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Henry Edward Warner


This is a whimsical, entertaining, tongue in cheek narrative of the author’s purchase of a house, circa 1911. - Summary by david wales

Das Bombardement von Åbo

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Carl Spitteler


Dies ist eine leicht absurde Erzählung über das Bombardement der Finnischen Stadt Åbo durch die Briten, und wie es die Leben…

Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (version 4)

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Mark Twain


Mark Twain pokes a little good natured fun at the usual concept of heaven. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long…

Satires and Profanities

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George William Foote


"Believing as I do that James Thomson is, since Shelley, the most brilliant genius who has wielded a pen in the service of Freethought,…

Sunbeams

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George Wilbur Peck


George W. Peck was at times a writer, newspaper publisher and politician. Many of the Sunbeam essays had been published in Peck's paper, &qu…

Bell Upon Organ

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George MacDonald


George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in t…

The Teacup Club (Dramatic Reading)

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Eliza Armstrong


The Teacup Club (For the Advancement of Woman) is formed when Dorothy decides to found an intellectual club of her own - to teach her fiance…

The Piazza Tales

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Herman Melville


A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…

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