Humor

Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.

Read by James K. White


Washington Irving



The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (1824) is a compilation of eight humorous and observational letters written by American writer, Wash…

Writing Wrongly

Read by Thomas Corfield


Thomas Corfield



When the worst writer in history self-publishes his books, the world of literature is decimated overnight. Illiteracy becomes something to a…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 02

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Variousandmarshall Pinckney Wilder, H. G. Wells and Various And Marshall Pinckney Wilder



The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the second volume, 44 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 author…

J. Poindexter, Colored

Read by Grant Hurlock


Irvin S. Cobb



This comic novel relates the first-person adventures in New York City of Jefferson Poindexter, personal assistant to Cobb's famous Judge Pri…

Molly Make-Believe (version 2)

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Eleanor Hallowell Abbott



Carl Stanton is an invalid suffering from an unusual bout of rheumatism. His fiancée is gone for the winter and though he begs her to…

Further Foolishness

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Stephen Leacock



Seventeen goofy stories and essays by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the writte…

Rhymed Receipts for Any Occasion

Read by Betsie Bush


Imogen Clark



In addition to being amusing, recipes written in a poetic form were easy to remember and used as learning tools for the young housekeeper. M…

Pagan Papers

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Kenneth Grahame



We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered m…

Squinty the Comical Pig

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Richard Barnum



"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

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Albert Bigelow Paine



Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation (Selectio…

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William James McGlothlin



LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of A Selection from Peter Piper's Practical Principles of Plain and Perfect Pronunciation by Anon…

Eddie K -- Season One

Read by David Collins-Rivera


David Collins-Rivera



Portly, middle-aged, modern day lounge singer, Eddie Kosnofski, is on his way up! Okay, not really. But he WANTS to be, which is all he …

Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich

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Stephen Leacock



"Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" is a work of humorous fiction by Stephen Leacock first published in 1914. It is the follo…

Amusement Only

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Richard Marsh



This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)

In the Sweet Dry and Dry

Read by Daryl Wor


Christopher Morley



Written just before Prohibition to entail the possible troubles that might happen en route. Both sides of the argument, or battle as the cas…

If I May

Read by SK


A. A. Milne



A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for…

Eliza

Read by Nigel Boydell


Barry Pain



A gentle, yet deliciously humourous series of brief anecdotes, that follow the mundane, though surprisingly hazard strewn lives of our rathe…

The Sorrows of a Show Girl

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Kenneth Mcgaffey



Originally printed in The Morning Telegraph in New York, this is the story of Miss Sabrina, the show girl, and her ups and downs with the un…

Mark Twain's Travel Letters from 1891-92

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Mark Twain



This collection of Mark Twain travel letters was compiled by Barbara Schmidt for her website, TwainQuotes.com. According to his biographer, …

It's Like This, Cat (Version 2)

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Emily Neville



This novel won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1964. This delightful story revolves around a 14 year o…

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