Humorous Fiction
339 books
Humorous Fiction
424
Max Beerbohm - Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale For Tired Men
Sir Henry Maximilian «Max» Beerbohm was an English essayist, parodist, and caricaturist. The Happy Hypocrite: A Fairy Tale for Tired Men is a short story with moral implications. Beerbohm's tale is a lighter, more...
1 hour 11 minutes
General Fiction
465
Lewis Carroll - Phantasmagoria and other poems
This is a collection of numerous lesser known poems by Lewis Carroll, with a tendency towards entertaining nonsense verses and unusual approaches to subject matter. Some of the poems are rather meta or introspective...
1 hour 53 minutes
Humorous Fiction
445
Thomas Lansing Masson - Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2
Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes selections by such household favorites as Ambrose Bierce, Oliver Wendell Holmes,...
4 hours 49 minutes
Humorous Fiction
494
William Combe - Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque
“To bury these, to christen those, And marry such fond folks who chose To change the tenor of their life And risk the matrimonial strife.” This was the humdrum life of Dr. Syntax before he set out on his...
7 hours 23 minutes
Humorous Fiction
488
George Barr McCutcheon - Brewster's Millions (Version 2)
Montgomery Brewster inherits a large sum of money. Then he learns he's to inherit 7 times as much! But there's a catch: he has to spend every penny of the first inheritance before his next birthday (in 357 days), and...
6 hours 56 minutes
Humorous Fiction
506
Ellis Parker Butler - Perkins of Portland
Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions directed at a gullible and willing public. Unlike most tales of the kind, with...
2 hours 53 minutes
