Humor

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan D…

I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon

by Richard Sabia Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
Poor Dolliver Wims is a terribly misunderstood teen age boy from the backwoods. Is he mean or evil? Quite the opposite: He does nothing wron…

Bullets & Billets

by Bruce Bairnsfather Read by DrPGould 4.7
A front-line view of life in the trenches of the Western Front in the early part of 1914-1915. Told by Lieutenant (later Captain) Bruce Bair…

The Europeans

by Henry James Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.1
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitud…

Doctor Ox's Experiment

by Jules Verne Read by Alan Winterrowd 4
An early, light-hearted short story, published in 1872 by Jules Verne. It takes place in the Flemish town of Quiquendone, where life moves a…

Ruggles of Red Gap

by Harry Leon Wilson Read by Carol Pelster 4.2
A stuffy class-conscious gentleman's valet is transplanted to the rough uncivilized American northwest, where the rubes and social climbers …

Letters of Travel

by Rudyard Kipling Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019) 4.2
Three books of travel writing (between them covering the USA, Canada, Japan and Egypt) by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stor…

Doctor Wortle's School

by Anthony Trollope Read by Angel5 4.5
Anthony Trollope’s fortieth novel, published in 1881, concerns a respectable Christian boys’ school whose proprietor unknowingly hires a wom…

Faces and Places

by Sir Henry W. Lucy Read by Ruth Golding 4.5
Faces and Places is a collection of articles on nineteenth century travel, events and personalities by the British journalist Henry Lucy, wh…

Studies in the Art of Rat-Catching

by Henry C. Barkley Read by Clive Catterall 4.8
This book is often described as an instruction manual on the subject of rat-catching. It does indeed contain a good deal about rats, ferrets…

Soaked In Seaweed

by Stephen Leacock Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody…

R. Holmes and Co.

by John Kendrick Bangs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
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…

The £1,000,000 Bank-Note

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.4
Collection contains:-The £1,000,000 Bank-Note-Mental Telegraphy-A Cure for the Blues-The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant-About al…

The Bialy Pimps

by Johnny B. Truant Read by Johnny B. Truant 4.6
Life is good at Bingham's Bagel Deli. The loathed customers are dealt the poor treatment they seem to deserve, bad rap music is played loudl…

The Hoosier Schoolmaster

by Edward Eggleston Read by Bridget Gaige 4.8
The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston is a humorous and insightful exploration of rural life in 19th-century Indiana. The story follo…

Jack Benny 143 Eps

by OTR Jack Benny (The Lucky Strike Program) 4.8
(143 Episodes) Update: ** Episode information added to all uploads prior to Jan 05, 2011 JACK BENNY (Feb 14, 1894 – Dec 26, 1974): Jack Benn…

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen Read by Karen Savage 4.8
Pride and Prejudice is a keenly observed exploration of love, class, and social expectations in early 19th-century England. At its heart is …

Alice in Blunderland

by John Kendrick Bangs Read by Ruth Golding 4.6
From Alice in Blunderland: "Certain of our members claim that they have a right to sell their votes for $500 apiece--" "Mercy…

Fibber McGee & Molly

4.8
The Fibber McGee & Molly Show, one of the longest-running radio sitcoms, premiered on NBC Radio Network in 1935, remaining popular until…

Rudder Grange

by Frank R. Stockton Read by Sibella Denton 4.7
This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns…

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