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Nonsense Novels

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Stephen Leacock


Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

Ukridge

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P. G. Wodehouse


“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched” is a classic saying that might well have been remembered by Ukridge. Ukridge is always …

Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir

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Georges Courteline


Messieurs les ronds-de-cuir, de Georges Courteline, parut, pour la première fois, en feuilleton, dans l'Echo de Paris, au cours des a…

"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady

Read by Jenn Broda


Anita Loos


In this comic novel written by American author Anita Loos, we follow the adventures of the fictional character Lorelei Lee who is a young bl…

Merton of the Movies

Read by Margaret Espaillat


Harry Leon Wilson


Merton of the Movies is a comedy that centers around Merton Gill, an aspiring dramatic artist from Simsbury, Illinois who makes his way to H…

The Tinted Venus

Read by Don W. Jenkins


F. Anstey


When a young newly engaged man finds himself bound for an amusement garden with an old flame, not his fiancee, it is not surprising that he …

The Hunting of the Snark (Version 3)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Lewis Carroll


The Hunting of the Snark - "An Agony in 8 Fits" is typically categorized as a nonsense poem written by Lewis Carroll, the pen name…

Brazilian Tales

Read by Leni


Varioustranslated Byisaac Goldberg


"Brazilian Tales" is a collection of six short stories selected by Isaac Goldberg as best representative of the Brazilian Literatu…

Literary Lapses

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than an…

Helen with the High Hand

Read by Simon Evers


Arnold Bennett


James Ollerenshaw is a middle-aged, wealthy bachelor who lives in Bursley, one of the Five Towns. A chance encounter with Helen, his great s…

You are Old, Father William

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Lewis Carroll


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 different recordings of You are Old, Father William by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project fo…

The Bohemians of the Latin Quarter

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Henry Murger and Henri Murger


As much as any other work of literature, Henri Murger’s 1851 collection of witty sketches Scènes de la vie de bohème shaped th…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 02

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Variousandmarshall Pinckney Wilder and H. G. Wells


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…

Cobb's Anatomy

Read by Carl Vonnoh, III


Irvin S. Cobb


Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb was born on June 23, 1876. At seventeen years of age, he began writing for the Paducah Daily News, his hometown paper…

Bei Tische, Eine gastrosophische Novelle

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Otto Roquette


Es findet ein großes Diner statt im Hause des Kommerzienrates Rosenthal v. Muffelseck, und unter den geladenen Gästen befindet si…

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…

The Dude Wrangler

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Caroline Lockhart


Spoiled, handsome, 24 year old Easterner meets pretty, no-nonsense gal from Wyoming, is instantly smitten and does a sea-change to try and i…

Old New York

Read by Nancy Halper


Edith Wharton


Old New York (1924) is a collection of four novellas (False Dawn; The Old Maid; The Spark; New Year's Day) by Edith Wharton, revolving arou…

The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes (Markham translation)

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Unknowntranslated Byclements Markham and Anonymoustranslated Byclements Markham


A whimsical collection of stories about a wandering street urchin, Lazarillo de Tormes is a classic of the Spanish Golden Age, even paid hom…

Philosophy 4: A Story of Harvard University

Read by David Wales


Owen Wister


Owen Wister's wry humor enlivens this comedic story of three sophomores during exam week at Harvard. (Summary by David Wales)

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