Debra Lynn
35 books
Humorous Fiction
848
B. P. Shillaber - Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington and Others of the Family
Mrs. Partington, not unlike Mrs. Malaprop, is prone to using the wrong words when expressing her sentiments. However, the «inappropriate» word choices often cause one to look at a situation in a new way. (Introduction...
8 hours 21 minutes
Humorous Fiction
951
Robert Jones Burdette - Chimes From A Jester’s Bells
Part I. The Story of Rollo; Mr. Holliday knows all there is to know about raising children, or at least he thinks he does. His attempts to train his son, Rollo, «in the way he should go,» are well-meant, but...
4 hours 27 minutes
Humorous Fiction
1.2K
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Charles Dickens - Pickwick Papers (Version 2)
A sportsman who doesn't hunt; a poet who doesn't write; a lover with no one to love; all three are devoted to their cheerful and benevolent leader, Mr. Pickwick. Join him and his friends, Winkle, Snodgrass, and...
28 hours 4 minutes
Detective Fiction
1.1K
Anna Maynard Barbour - At the Time Appointed
«Those who remember that excellent detective story, That Mainwaring Affair will expect to find plenty of mystery and exciting incidents in A. Maynard Barbour's latest novel, called At the Time Appointed , and they...
11 hours 43 minutes
Humorous Fiction
1.1K
William Makepeace Thackeray - Book of Snobs
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the...
7 hours 21 minutes
