Humor (Fiction)
The Fortunes of Glencore
Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He …
The Fiddler of Dooney
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Fiddler of Dooney by William Butler Yeats. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Decembe…
The Amazons
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
Mortimer Q. Thomson (September 2, 1832 – June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym …
Bell Upon Organ
George MacDonald (10 December 1824 – 18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in t…
Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri
Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times. Existing in numerous forms in many languages, …
The Jingle Book
The Jingle Book by Carolyn Wells invites young listeners into a whimsical world filled with playful poetry and delightful limericks. This ch…
Sunbeams
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…
Satires and Profanities
Satires and Profanities is a collection of sharp-witted essays and stories by George William Foote, a prominent figure in the realm of Freet…
Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories
Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories invites listeners into the whimsical world of Uncle Josh, a charming old country man whose humorous tales…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be on…
He
He is a witty parody of H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel She, crafted by Andrew Lang. This humorous take invites listeners into a world wh…
Lines on The Mermaid Tavern
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Lines on The Mermaid Tavern by John Keats. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August…
The Old Debauchees
Young Laroon plans to marry Isabel, but Father Martin manipulates Isabel's father, Jourdain, in order to seduce Isabel. However, other chara…
A Bayard from Bengal
The estimable gentleman, Chunder Bindabun Bhosh, ESQ., B.A., travels from his native India to England, with his impeccable English and manne…
Pieces of Hate
This book is a collection of humorous short stories about ordinary instances in daily life. We learn many interesting things about life, suc…
Rosalynde or, Euphues' Golden Legacie
This novel, which Shakespeare adapted in his pastoral comedy As You Like It, is the archetypal pastoral adventure. Two young persons of high…
Shakspere
A fictitious account of a "friend" of William Shakespeare, who accompanies him from his birth to his death and beyond, chronicling…
The Talking Horse
The Talking Horse is a delightful collection of short stories by F. Anstey, a prominent humorist known for his work with Punch magazine. Thi…
Behind the Beyond
Behind the Beyond is a witty collection of parodies and humorous anecdotes from renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. In this engaging…