Humor (Fiction)
The Impromptu of Versailles
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Molière
The setup here is that Moliere and his troupe have been sent for by the King to come perform at Versailles. But instead of the piece they ha…
The Egregious English
Read by David Wales
T. W. H. Crosland
This 1903 book is a tongue-in-cheek send-up of English people and subjects. Within the humor (or humour), the listener may be surprised by s…
The Man Who Was Thursday
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G. K. Chesterton
This is undoubtedly the best of Chesterton's novels, a thriller which follows Gabriel Syme as he tries to find a way to bring the Supreme An…
A New Arrival
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George Washington Cable
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A New Arrival by George W. Cable. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 17th, 2010.…
Gargantua and Pantagruel
Read by Jim Locke
François Rabelais
The five-volume work chronicling the adventures of father Gargantua and son Pantagruel is a vehicle for Rabelais' satire of sixteenth-centur…
Not That it Matters
Read by Kirsten Wever
A. A. Milne
A. A. MILNE:…was best known for the perennially popular Pooh (Winnie the), arguably one of his lesser contributions to the literature of his…
The Disagreeable Man
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W. S. Gilbert
LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The Disagreeable Man by Sir W. S. Gilbert. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 1…
Swatty
Read by DaleBarkley
Ellis Parker Butler
The fun adventures of Georgie, Swatty, and Bony, as they encounter flooding rivers, emotional girls, burning buildings, rotten stumps, mean …
Mr. Punch's Dramatic Sequels
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St. John Emile Clavering Hankin
A collection of short and humorous one-act "sequels" to 14 major plays (many already in the Librivox catalog).Plays end too soon. …
Shorty McCabe
Read by Scotty Smith
Sewell Ford
Yes, it's been a couple of years since I quit the ring. . . . I slid into a quiet corner for a month or so, and then I dropped into the only…
The Uncle Of An Angel
Read by Susan Morin
Thomas A. Janvier
The Uncle of an Angel by Thomas A. Janvier offers a witty exploration of the dynamics between an eccentric uncle and his charming niece, set…
Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer
Read by Elijah Fisher
Richard Steele
Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. was a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then famous Almanac-maker and astrol…
The Skipper's Wooing
Read by Alan Lord
W. W. Jacobs
The crew of the ship come together in a syndicate to find the missing father of the lady whom their skipper should like to favour. Their res…
The Bab Ballads
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W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Once A Week
Read by Kirsten Wever
A. A. Milne
Once A Week is a collection of short stories and slightly longer vignettes which were written for Milne's solid British Audience, including …
Tall Tales from Texas
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Mody Coggin Boatright
Some tall tales from Texas. Lies? well, just stretching the truth a bit. These 8 stories have lots of good 'ol Texas 'dialect' in them so …
The Silly Syclopedia
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Noah Lott and George V. Hobart
The Silly Syclopedia is a whimsical exploration of language and humor, crafted by Noah Lott and George V. Hobart. This playful work parodies…
Kilo: Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt
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Ellis Parker Butler
Traveling salesman Eliph' Hewlitt finds the love of his life in Kilo, Iowa and decides to settle down there. - Summary by Dale Barkley
Petticoat Government
Read by Mark Leder
Frances Milton Trollope
The lives and intrigues of the Jenkyns family and their neighbors, in the cathedral town of Westhampton, 1825. - Summary by Mark Leder
Stupidity
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Amy Lowell
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Stupidity by Amy Lowell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 31st, 2010.