Humor
- Witty Social Satire
- Humorous Lives: Fictional Memoirs
- Witty Essays and Observations
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The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg
The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…
Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third …
Boone Barnaby
If you liked Clear Heart, I think you'll like this one too. It’s got great characters, it’s down-to-earth, it’s fun. And better yet, this…
Sketches Of The Fair Sex
Sketches of the fair sex, in all parts of the world. To which are added rules for determining the precise figure, the degree of beauty, the …
Alice in Blunderland
John Kendrick Bangs was an American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangasian Fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that set…
The Humbugs of the World
P. T. Barnum exposes some of the chief humbugs of the world with his usual entertaining style. He looks at medicine and quacks, ghosts, witc…
The Genial Idiot
The Genial Idiot introduces readers to the endearing yet exasperating character of Mr. Idiot, a man whose self-assuredness often leads him i…
Tea-table Talk
As the New York Times said in 1903, this lesser-known work by Jerome K. Jerome does not display "the wit of Congreve or even the glitte…
The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson is a humorous take on the classic adventure story, crafted by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon. This parody…
Short Story Collection
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Christmas on Old-Time Radio
Experience the magic of Christmas through the voices of Old-Time Radio. This collection features Norman Corwin's legendary Christmas verse, …
Varied Types
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Here he …
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…
Fibber McGee and Molly
Join the beloved characters Fibber McGee and Molly in their hilarious adventures from 1940. This classic radio show captures the charm and w…
The Pirates of Penzance
The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Th…
Short Nonfiction Collection
A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, articles, speeches and reports included in this collection…
The Pickwick Papers
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 …
The History of the Devil
Also known as "A Political History of the Devil"This book is divided into two parts: first, the history of the devil from his fall…
The Girls of Gardenville
Step into the charming world of Gardenville, where a lively group of girls navigates the joys and challenges of adolescence. In "The Gi…
Fables in Slang
While a columnist for The Chicago Record humorist George Ade penned numerous “fables” which were subsequently collected into books. Fables i…