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Aphorisms

Read by Carl Manchester


Oscar Wilde


In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) published two collections of aphorisms: A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated, in the Sa…

How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

Read by Claudia Salto


Mark Twain


In his inimitable way, Mark Twain gives sound advice about how to tell a story, then lets us in on some curious incidents he experienced, an…

Penrod

Read by Jonathan Burchard


Booth Tarkington


Join Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke, in a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis, chronicling his life, loves, a…

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (version 3)

Read by Nick Bulka


Jerome K. Jerome


A humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The three men are base…

Die drei gerechten Kammmacher

Read by Karlsson


Gottfried Keller


Gottfried Kellers Novelle "Die drei gerechten Kammmacher" (diese Schreibweise wurde in der Erstausgabe 1856 verwendet und gilt nac…

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (version 2)

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Jerome K. Jerome


Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Th…

Helen's Babies

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


John Habberton


In this hilarious novel, Harry Burton, a bachelor white-goods salesman, goes to take care of his sister Helen's two little boys for ten days…

The Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope)

Read by Don W. Jenkins


P. G. Wodehouse


The Coming of Bill tells the story of Kirk Winfield, his marriage to Ruth, and their child called Bill. Bill's upbringing is threatened by t…

Sketches Of The Fair Sex

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Anonymous


Sketches of the fair sex, in all parts of the world. To which are added rules for determining the precise figure, the degree of beauty, the …

The Wheels of Chance

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H. G. Wells


The Wheels of Chance - A Bicycling Idyll follows the adventures of a draper's assistant who, having brought an ancient bicycle, sets off on …

Traité de la vie élégante suivi de la Théorie de la démarche

Read by Christiane Jehanne


Honoré de Balzac


L’homme intérieur, principe du pouvoir et de la longévité, et l’homme extérieur arpentant, avec la même &e…

Contos, volume 1

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Artur de Azevedo


Artur de Azevedo foi um dos principais autores de teatro no Brasil do século XIX. Dando continuidade à obra de Martins Pena, c…

Bildergeschichten

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Wilhelm Busch


Wilhelm Busch war einer der bedeutendsten humoristischen Zeichner und Dichter Deutschlands. Er gilt wegen seiner satirischen Bildergeschicht…

The Humbugs of the World

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P. T. Barnum


P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witc…

Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow

Read by Czechchris


Jerome K. Jerome


Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second publi…

Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 1

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


Volume 1 contains these 12 essays: 1.) "Americans on a Visit to the Emperor of Russia." 2.) "The Austrian Edison keeping scho…

Once a Week

Read by Cate Barratt


A. A. Milne


A collection of short stories by famed Winnie the Pooh author, A.A. Milne. This charmingly humorous work from Milne's earlier writing period…

The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1…

A Book of Nonsense

Read by Phil Chenevert


Edward Lear


In 1846 Lear published A Book of Nonsense, a volume of limericks that went through three editions and helped popularize the form. This book …

More William

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Richmal Crompton


The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to …

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