Humor (Fiction)

Beasley's Christmas Party

Read by Arnold


Booth Tarkington


A melodramatic folksy Christmas story, a little like Dickens - with a Tiny Tim, but also with some romance. Tarkington's writings are very m…

The Bachelors' Club

Read by Keith Salis


Israel Zangwill


The Bachelors' Club is a sanctuary for an elite group of London's unmarried men to gather. To qualify as a Bachelor, each had to undergo a s…

Jim of the Hills - A Story in Rhyme

Read by Son of the Exiles


C. J. Dennis


Jim, an axe-man for a sawmill, who is a hard-knuckled, two-fisted fighting man when he has to be, but is shy around women, longs to find a w…

And Even Now

Read by Kirsten Wever


Max Beerbohm


This is a diverse collection of essays by English writer Max Beerbohm, whose circle included such notables as Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Sh…

Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)

The Fortunes of Glencore

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Charles James Lever


Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He …

Still - William

Read by David Wales


Richmal Crompton


More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales

The Fiddler of Dooney

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William Butler Yeats


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Fiddler of Dooney by William Butler Yeats. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Decembe…

An International Episode

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Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 09

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H. G. Wells


The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the ninth volume, 37 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 authors…

Stories by English Authors: London

Read by Kirsten Wever


F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill


This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …

How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers

Read by Andrea L


Robert Williams Wood


How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, …

The Amazons: A Farcical Romance

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Arthur Wing Pinero


This 1895 farce inspired by the outlandish idea of women wearing pants, centers around the predicament of the three daughters of the eccentr…

History and Records of the Elephant Club

Read by Don W. Jenkins


Q. K. Philander Doesticks


Mortimer Q. Thomson (September 2, 1832 – June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym …

The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


William Combe


“To bury these, to christen those,And marry such fond folks who choseTo change the tenor of their lifeAnd risk the matrimonial strife.” This…

Madcap

Read by Tony Oliva


George Gibbs


Quote:"To the quiet Titine her mistress created an impression of bringing not only herself into the room, but also the violent horse an…

The Jingle Book

Read by Betsie Bush


Carolyn Wells


A collection of silly poetry and limericks for children.

Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri

Read by zaaf


Anonymous


Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular during medieval times. Existing in numerous forms in many languages, …

That House I Bought; A Little Leaf From Life

Read by David Wales


Henry Edward Warner


This is a whimsical, entertaining, tongue in cheek narrative of the author’s purchase of a house, circa 1911. - Summary by david wales

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