Comedy

The Princess

Read by Elizabeth Klett


Alfred, Lord Tennyson


The Princess is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, written by Alfred Tennyson, published in 1847. The poem tells the story of an hero…

The Pickwick Papers (Version 2)

Read by Debra Lynn


Charles Dickens


A sportsman who doesn't hunt; a poet who doesn't write; a lover with no one to love; all three are devoted to their cheerful and benevolent …

My Favorite Husband 109 Eps


Various


(109 Episodes) (AFRTS Programs Listed) "My Favorite Husband" ... was/is a 1948-1951, 124 episode, CBS Radio situation comedy. The …

Much Ado About Nothing (version 2)

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William Shakespeare


Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more…

Measure For Measure

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William Shakespeare


Generally considered one of Shakespeare's problem plays, Measure for Measure examines the ideas of sin and justice. Duke Vincentio turns Vie…

Love's Labour's Lost

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William Shakespeare


Love's Labour's Lost is an early comedy by William Shakespeare. The King of Navarre and his three friends take a vow of study and seclusion…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)

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Mark Twain


The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…

Tartuffe

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Molière


Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greates…

The Offshore Pirate

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F. Scott Fitzgerald


This is a long short story in 6 parts from Fitzgerald's 1920 short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers. It predates the screwball mo…

Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow

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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…

グッド・バイ (Good-Bye)

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Osamu Dazai


『朝日新聞』に連載予定だったユーモア小説「グッド・バイ」が未完の遺作となった。奇しくもこの作品の13話が絶筆になったのは、キリスト教のジンクスを暗示した太宰の最後の洒落だったとする説（檀一雄）もある。(ウィキペディア)In the spring of 1948, he was w…

Amos & Andy! 309 Eps (Pg 2 of 2)


Various


(309 Episodes on 2 pgs) Pg 1 of 2 - 087 of 309 Eps Pg 2 of 2 - 222 of 309 Eps AMOS & ANDY (Pg 2 of 2) including: 1) First Lines of each …

The Life of Riley 132 Eps


Various


(132 Episodes) "The Life of Riley": starring William Bendix as lovable, blundering, Chester A. Riley, was a radio situation comedy…

The Two Gentlemen of Verona

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William Shakespeare


The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his first play), probably written around 1590-91. I…

Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…

The Europeans

Read by Lee Ann Howlett


Henry James


The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitud…

Arms and the Man

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George Bernard Shaw


Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to t…

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

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Mark Twain


Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda. (Summa…

The New Swiss Family Robinson

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Owen Wister


A parody of its famous predecessor, this short piece was written by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon (Summary by David Wales)

The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2)

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Mark Twain


"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Bri…

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