Satire
125 books
Romance
438
Frances Eleanor Trollope - That Unfortunate Marriage
This is the funny, romantic, slightly tongue-in-cheek story of how little May Cheffington makes her way in the world despite being the sole surviving product of «that unfortunate marriage.» — Summary by Angela Rowland
14 hours 56 minutes
Humorous Fiction
442
Finley Peter Dunne - Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
In Chicago lay a street called Archey Road, which stretched through a neighborhood which was mostly Irish immigrants, among whom was Martin Dooley, «doctor of philosophy.» Mr. Dooley was a saloonkeeper with opinions...
4 hours 59 minutes
Plays
474
Charles Macklin - Will and No Will or a Bone for the Lawyers
This «Afterpiece» — a short play to follow a main production — was first produced in 1746. It was based on Regnard's five-act comedy le Legetaire Universel (1707), which is itself a composite of Italian comedy with...
1 hour 28 minutes
