Humor (Fiction)

Parodies on Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade

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Walter Hamilton


This extract, taken from Parodies of the works of English and American Authors, vol 1, of parodies of Tennyson's Charge of the Light Brigade…

Bill Nye's Sparks

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Bill Nye


Humorist Bill Nye, in his brief 46 years, served as justice of the peace, newspaperman, miner, and postmaster in the rough town of Laramie, …

Lines Addressed to an Old Bachelor

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James Mcintyre


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Lines Addressed to an Old Bachelor by James McIntyre. This was the Weekly Poetry project for …

Hints to Pilgrims

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Charles S. Brooks


In this collection of 17 short essays, Charles S. Brooks (1878-1934), with the usual panache and wit, which he also displays in his comedies…

Fresh Every Hour

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John Peter Toohey


This book is best described by its subtitle: “DETAILING the Adventures, Comic and Pathetic of one Jimmy Martin, Purveyor of Publicity, a You…

Andiron Tales

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John Kendrick Bangs


This book is a story about "Being the Remarkable Adventures of a Boy with a Lively Imagination" - Summary by John Kendrick Bangs

The Pinafore Picture Book: The Story Of H.M.S. Pinafore (Version 2)

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W. S. Gilbert


Pinafore’s sublimely silly story is made even sillier by this (ostensibly for children) 1908 story version of the 1878 Gilbert and Sullivan …

The Lady of the Barge

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W. W. Jacobs


Another collection of short stories, a mixture of the humorous and the horrifying all with unexpected twists - Summary by Inkell

Petticoat Government, Volume 2

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Frances Milton Trollope


The further adventures of young Judith Maitland in the clerical close of Westhampton. - Summary by Mark Leder

Retort

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Paul Laurence Dunbar


LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Retort by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the weekly poetry project for August 23rd, 2009.

The Anzac Book

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Various


A collection of prose, poetry, jokes, special orders, et cetera written by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps combatants of the Galli…

Get Next!

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Hugh Mchugh


John Henry has a comedic commentary and opinion on everything that goes on in his life. This time, he tackles the subjects of race tipsters,…

Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-leaves

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James Branch Cabell


Would-be author of romance Gerald Musgrave, southern gentleman and member of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America…

Catherine: A Story

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William Makepeace Thackeray


The wild and raw adventures of Catherine Hayes, who was burned for murder at Tyburn in 1742 - Summary by Mark Leder

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 28, December, 1921

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W. H. Fawcett


"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of American wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue …

William The Outlaw (Abridged)

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Richmal Crompton


This 1927 abridged book contains seven of the ten hilarious adventures by the world's most misunderstood eleven-year-old English boy. - Summ…

This Giddy Globe

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Oliver Herford


Is there a genre called FUN? Yes, and this is it! Insanely humorous geography that will have you rolling on the floor laughing with your sid…

The Miniature

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George Pope Morris


George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a p…

Sir Harry Wildair

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George Farquhar


This sequel to the Jubilee [The Constant Couple, or A Trip to the Jubilee] appeared at Drury Lane in 1701, and was almost as popular as its …

The Notary's Nose

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Edmond About


Ironic and Satirical: A successful Parisian notary, Alfred L’Ambert, is smitten with a fourteen-year-old ballet dancer. After a quarrel, his…

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