Humor
- Witty Social Satire
- Humorous Lives: Fictional Memoirs
- Witty Essays and Observations
- Classic Radio Comedies
- Humorous Dramas and Comedies
The Idiot
The Idiot is anything but, yet his fellow boarders at Mrs. Smithers-Pedagog’s home for single gentlemen see him as such. His brand of creati…
Revolution
A collection of 13 essays written between 1900 and 1908, published in 1910. The lead essay, "Revolution", outlines how and why Lon…
Not George Washington
It has been said that behind every successful man is a good woman. This is certainly true in the case of James Orlebar Cloyster. However, so…
Humorous Ghost Stories
Includes: An introduction by Dorothy Scarborough -- The Canterville ghost / by Oscar Wilde -- The ghost-extinguisher / by Gelett Burgess -- …
Project Mastodon
Clifford Simak deals with the implications of time travel in his own unique way in this story. What if a group of guys did it on their own,…
Winsome Winnie
Winsome Winnie is a collection of eight whimsical tales penned by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story offers a deligh…
An Ideal Husband
An Ideal Husband is an 1895 comedy by Oscar Wilde which revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of pub…
Short Story Collection
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan D…
The Bertrams
This is a massive effort, taking place in England and the Middle East, with a cast of thousands... Well, not thousands, fortunately, but cer…
The Peterkin Papers
The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. Th…
Miss Marjoribanks
Miss Marjoribanks introduces us to the spirited Lucilla Marjoribanks, a young woman determined to shape her own destiny in the quaint town o…
R. Holmes and Co.
Raffles Holmes is introduced in these stories as the son of the great Sherlock Holmes. He is also revealed to be the grandson of A.J. Raffle…
Europe Revised
Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …
Kathleen
A group called the Scorpions, eight Oxford undergraduates, find a letter Kathleen wrote a letter to Joe at Oxford. They build up an image of…
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master…
Three Men in a Boat
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…
Reginald
Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of the British author Hector Hugh Munro. His witty, biting and occasionally od…
The Defendant
A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good hu…
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note
Collection contains:-The £1,000,000 Bank-Note-Mental Telegraphy-A Cure for the Blues-The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant-About al…
Love Conquers All
Robert Benchley, 1889-1945, was a writer, humorist and actor of note during the 1920s through the early 1940s. Born in Massachusetts, he spe…