Humor (Fiction)
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
Read by Mark Leder
Frances Milton Trollope
The further adventures of young Judith Maitland in the clerical close of Westhampton. - Summary by Mark Leder
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…
Fantastic Fables
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Ambrose Bierce
A collection of 245 short funny fables - Summary by Inkell
The Duke in the Suburbs
Read by Lyndon Ashworth
Edgar Wallace
"The Duke in the Suburbs" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the characters of the D…
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
Read by Lee Smalley
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…
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…
The Pinafore Picture Book: The Story Of H.M.S. Pinafore (Version 2)
Read by David Wales
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 …
Get Next!
Read by Laurie Banza
Hugh Mchugh and George V. Hobart
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,…
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 …
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.
Nonsense Novels (Version 2)
Read by Louise J. Belle
Stephen Leacock
Stephen Leacock (1869-1944) was a Canadian writer, teacher, and political scientist. A prolific and popular humorist, he published dozens of…
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 …
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…
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…
In Our Town
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William Allen White
Some humorous, some heartwarming, some heartstring-pulling stories from the newspaper office of a small Kansas town, "in that part of t…
G.T.T., or The Wonderful Adventures of a Pullman
Read by John Greenman
Edward Everett Hale
More than a generation ago, a common joke when an insolvent debtor or any other loafer who had changed his home, wished to leave warning beh…
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…