Humor (Fiction)
Short Humor Collection
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P. G. Wodehouse
This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
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Mark Twain
In order to escape his cruel father, and led by a thirst for adventure, Huck Finn sets off down the Mississippi River with Jim, an escaped s…
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus
Read by Phil Chenevert
Joel Chandler Harris
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904…
Eve’s Diary
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in…
A Gentleman of Leisure
Read by Mark Nelson
P. G. Wodehouse
A wealthy, love-sick bachelor, crooks, and card-sharps ensconced in an English castle make for a classic Wodehousian comedy of star-crossed …
Just William
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
Just William is the first book of hilarious short stories about 11-year-old William Brown -- eternally scruffy and frowning. William's famil…
The Calico Cat
Read by Mark F. Smith
Charles Miner Thompson
The consequences of letting your irritation get the better of you are humorously portrayed in this story of a self-important man who fires a…
Bernice Bobs Her Hair
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Pretty but socially clueless Bernice lets her know-it-all cousin push her around, but eventually, something's gotta give! (Introduction by B…
Uncle Remus Returns
Read by Phil Chenevert
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus tells these 11 stories but to the son of the original "little boy" who is visiting his grandmother on the plantation. …
Buttered Side Down
Read by Xe Sands
Edna Ferber
"And so," the story writers used to say, "they lived happily ever after."Um-m-m—maybe. After the glamour had worn off, a…
Piccadilly Jim
Read by Mark Nelson
P. G. Wodehouse
Jimmy "Piccadilly Jim" Crocker returns to New York to repair his reputation and pursue his love-interest, Ann Chester. All he has …
Free Air
Read by Hollis Hanover
Sinclair Lewis
This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as th…
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Read by Martin Clifton
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857) was the son of an actor manager. After some time in the Navy and as an apprentice printer he became a pl…
The King of Schnorrers
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Israel Zangwill
Manasseh da Costa, protagonist of this hilarious novel, is a schnorrer (beggar) who lives on the charitable contributions of the Jews of lat…
Love Conquers All
Read by Ted Delorme
Robert C. Benchley
Robert Benchley, 1889-1945, was a writer, humorist and actor of note during the 1920s through the early 1940s. Born in Massachusetts, he spe…
Adventures of Bindle
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Herbert George Jenkins
Jenkins' most popular fictional creation was Mr. Joseph Bindle, who first appeared in a humorous novel in 1916 and in a number of sequels. I…
Letters of Travel
Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
Rudyard Kipling
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…
The Trimmed Lamp
Read by Marian Brown
O. Henry
Born in 1862 and died in 1910, O. Henry’s birth name is William Sydney Porter; however, he adopted the pen name O. Henry while in prison. He…
Where There's a Will
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Mary Roberts Rinehart
Minnie Waters has been running the Hope Spring health resort for many years with her father, Doctor Waters, when he suddenly passes away. T…
But Gentlemen Marry Brunettes
Read by Jenn Broda
Anita Loos
In this sequel to “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, Lorelei starts to write a book in order to document her and Dorothy’s further adventures. Whil…