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In Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1

Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Sense or ___? by C. D. Mc.

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Various


In The Anzac Book

A collection of prose, poetry, jokes, special orders, et cetera written by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps combatants of the Galli…

Similar Cases

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Charlotte Perkins Gilman


In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors…

Preface

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Leopold Wagner


In Humorous Readings and Recitations

Before radio, television, and electronic mass media, lectures, recitations, public readings, and other public performances were important wa…

Chapter 04 - A Kink in His Character

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P. G. Wodehouse


In Wodehouse in the Strand - Short Story Collection

This is a collection of P.G. Wodehouse's short stories published in The Strand from 1918 to 1922. (kirk202) Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehous…

29 - A Lesson in Fiction

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Stephen Leacock


In Literary Lapses

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

00 - Preface

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Stephen Leacock


In Nonsense Novels

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

The Interlopers

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Saki


In The Toys of Peace

This is the fifth collection of short stories by Saki (H.H. Munro), and was published posthumously in 1923. Even so, many of the stories are…

Behind the Beyond

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Stephen Leacock



A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…

Introduction

Read by Don W. Jenkins


F. Anstey


In Mr. Punch's Model Music-hall Songs & Dramas

F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…

Part 1

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Mark Twain


In Eve’s Diary

Eve’s Diary is a humorous monologue about Eve’s experiences at the dawn of creation. She is fascinated by every aspect of the new world arou…

'Humoresque' Part 2

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Fannie Hurst


In O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919

Fifteen short stories of 1919, winners of a rigorous competition. The extensive Introduction is omitted from this recording. ( david wales)

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08

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Various



The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the eighth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 author…

Chapter 25 A Fashion Item

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Mark Twain


In Sketches New and Old

This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1882. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the or…

The Three Infernal Jokes

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Lord Dunsany


In Tales of Wonder

The Last Book of Wonder, originally published as Tales of Wonder, is the tenth book and sixth original short story collection of Irish fanta…

Short Humor Collection 001

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P. G. Wodehouse



This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Publisher's Preface

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Palmer Cox


In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture

Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…

The Background

Read by Graham Redman


Saki


In The Chronicles of Clovis

This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…

The Silly Syclopedia

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Noah Lott and George V. Hobart



A Terrible Thing in the Form of a Literary Torpedo which is Launched for HILARIOUS PURPOSES ONLY Inaccurate in Every Particular Containing C…

In an Omnibus

Read by Don W. Jenkins


F. Anstey


In Voces Populi

F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…

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