Humor
Mark Twain's Travel Letters from 1891-92
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
This collection of Mark Twain travel letters was compiled by Barbara Schmidt for her website, TwainQuotes.com. According to his biographer, …
The One-Hoss Shay
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiec…
Essays on Paul Bourget
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…
The Bab Ballads
Read by Graham Redman
W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 05
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the fifth volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 32 authors…
My Buried Treasure
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Richard Harding Davis
"This is a true story of a search for buried treasure. The only part that is not true is the name of the man with whom I searched for t…
Mother Goose for Grownups
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Guy Wetmore Carryl
Mother Goose for Grownups is a delightfully silly collection of parodies on well-known Mother Goose tales by Guy Wetmore Carryl. (Summary by…
My Discovery of England
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…
I Sold The Moon! (A True Story)
Read by Barry McArdle
Barry McArdle
Just because it happened, doesn't mean you'll believe it.
Take a rollicking ride through the 1970s with the original Moon Man, Barry McArdle…
Biltmore Oswald
Read by Nigel Boydell
J. Thorne Smith, Jr.
The hilarious diary of a young man's recruitment into, and service in a navy, which, though well equipped and disciplined, remains woefully …
Mince Pie
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Christopher Morley
Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…
Seven Wives and Seven Prisons; Or, Experiences in the Life of a Matrimonial Mon…
Read by Nathalie J.
L. A. Abbott
This work the author claims is indeed a true story of how he happened to be married seven times to seven different women and the rollicking,…
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 07
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the seventh volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 autho…
ろまん燈籠 (Roman Dourou)
Read by ekzemplaro
Osamu Dazai
グリム童話のラプンツェルに設定が似た物語を、５人の兄弟姉妹が、正月に連作するという話。On new year's day 5 brothers & sisters write a story similar to Grimm Brothers' Rapunzel. (Su…
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 10
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Various
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the tenth volume, 62 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
Amoretti: A sonnet sequence
Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
Edmund Spenser
The Amoretti (meaning little love poems) is a sequence of 89 sonnets written in the tradition of the Petrarchan sonnets, a popular form for …
Laughable Lyrics
Read by roeg11
Edward Lear
Hilarious, fantastic poems that I enjoyed reading to my two sons when they were little. Now I'd like to read them for anyone's children to e…
Bizarre
Read by Nick Bulka
Lawton Mackall
A series of essays offering a humorous look at commonplace items and occurrences. (Summary by Nick Bulka)