Humor (Fiction)
You Should Worry Says John Henry
Read by Laurie Banza
Hugh Mchugh and George V. Hobart
A "not-so-always politically correct" commentary is delivered by the humorous and likeable John Henry on a variety of experiences …
Cheese Curd for Bait
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
James Mcintyre
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Cheese Curd for Bait by James McIntyre. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 23, …
The Australaise
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C. J. Dennis
LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 recordings of The Austra--laise by C.J.Dennis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 13, 2013.…
This Simian World
Read by Epistomolus
Clarence Day
Clarence Day, Jr., best known for his work Life with Father, presents a satirical speculation on how the world might be different if we apes…
The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers Vol. 1
Read by Margaret Espaillat
Robert Henry Newell
These are a collection of humorous "letters" written by a fictional character to a relation in the north during the Civil War. The…
Merry Autumn
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Merry Autumn by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 10t…
The Best Nonsense Verses
Read by Grace Buchanan
Josephine Daskam Bacon
From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense…
The Poet's Forge
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Helen Hunt Jackson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Poet's Forge by Helen Hunt Jackson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November …
Catherine: A Story
Read by Mark Leder
William Makepeace Thackeray
The wild and raw adventures of Catherine Hayes, who was burned for murder at Tyburn in 1742 - Summary by Mark Leder
The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess
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Sir John Carr
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Parody on "The Golden Days of good Queen Bess" by Sir John Carr. This was the Fortni…
Jyl of Breyntfords Testament
Read by Grant Hurlock
Robert Copland
Introduction - This is a collection of ten comic pieces from the 16th century and earlier, as compiled and edited by Frederick Furnivall for…
O Hollow Hollow Hollow
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W. S. Gilbert
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of O Hollow Hollow Hollow by W.S. Gilbert. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 8, 201…
Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter
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Montague Glass
Montague Glass was a lawyer who eventually abandoned the practice of law to write full time. He wrote a series of stories in the New York Po…
Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol 1, No. 11, August, 1920
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W. H. Fawcett
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was pack…
The Early Misadventures of Toffee
Read by Ben Tucker
Henry Farrell
Included in this collection are the first two stories featuring that wonderfully wacky dream girl temptress Toffee! Stories include:"I…
At the End of the Feast
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William James McGlothlin
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of At the End of the Feast by Anonymous.A traditional English Christmas Carol, first published in…
The Sunny Side (Version 2)
Read by Kirsten Wever
A. A. Milne
A. A. Milne is best known for his creation of the perennially popular Winnie the Pooh, though he was and is highly acclaimed for hundreds of…
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary
Read by TriciaG
Anne Warner
Young scapegrace John Watkins, Jr., Denham ("Jack"), the favourite of his great-aunt Mary, has gotten into one too many scrapes. T…
Something About Eve: A Comedy of Fig-leaves
Read by Ben Tucker
James Branch Cabell
Would-be author of romance Gerald Musgrave, southern gentleman and member of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America…
John MacNab
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John Buchan
Sir Edward Leithen and his friends Lord Lamancha, Palliser-Yeates, and Archie Roylance are bored of life. After Leithen's doctor recommends …