Humour

Essays

Winthrop Mackworth Praed

The volume is a collected edition of the prose writings of Winthrop Mackworth Praed, assembled at the request…

The Collected Writings of Dougal Graham, "Skellat" Bellman of Glasgow, Vol. 2 of 2

Dougal Graham

Proverbes sur les femmes, l'amitié, l'amour et le mariage

P.-M. Quitard

Ce volume, signé Pierre‑Marie Quitard, est un recueil de proverbes français consacrés aux femmes, à l’amitié,…

The Book of Humorous Verse

The Book of Humorous Verse is a carefully curated compilation rather than an exhaustive anthology, assembled…

H.M.I.: Some Passages in the Life of One of H.M. Inspectors of Schools

E. M. Sneyd-Kynnersley

The work is a memoir of an English barrister who, after a brief stint in Australia, accepts a government post…

Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture

Palmer Cox

Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture is a sprawling collection of Palmer Cox’s comic sketches, verses…

Watch Yourself Go By

Al. G. Field

The work is an autobiographical sketch by Al G. Field, a former circus performer turned farmer, who frames…

Droll Stories — Complete Collected from the Abbeys of Touraine

Honoré de Balzac

The work is a collection of short, humorous tales that Balzac published in 1832 under the title Contes…

The Diary of a Nobody

Grossmith, George; Grossmith, Weedon

The work is a comic diary of a modest English clerk, Charles Pooter, who has just moved into a six‑roomed…

Wit, Character, Folklore & Customs of the North Riding of Yorkshire With a Glossary of over 4,000 Words and Idioms Now in Use

Richard Blakeborough

Richard Blakeborough’s work is a self‑conscious compilation of Yorkshire wit, character, customs and…

The Works of Thomas Hood; Vol. 01 (of 11) Comic and Serious, in Prose and Verse, With All the Original Illustrations

Thomas Hood

The first volume of Thomas Hood’s collected works presents a sweeping anthology that mixes comic and serious…

Adventures and Enthusiasms

E. V. Lucas

Humorous Masterpieces from American Literature

The work opens on a bustling May evening in 1858, when a train conductor’s shout sends Mr.

How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

Mark Twain

Mark Twain’s “How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays” is a collection of observations on the craft of…

Modern Eloquence: Vol II, After-Dinner Speeches E-O

Modern Eloquence, Volume II gathers a curated selection of after‑dinner speeches that were deemed the finest…

A Tale of a Tub

Jonathan Swift

The work opens with a sprawling, self‑conscious dedication in which the unnamed bookseller‑author explains…

The Little Warrior

P. G. Wodehouse

The Little Warrior opens in a snug London bachelor’s breakfast‑room, where the blustery January fog presses…

Jerry Todd and the Talking Frog

Leo Edwards

This book is a juvenile detective adventure that blends mystery, humor, and a touch of the supernatural.

Works of George W. Peck A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions of the "Bad Boy" Series and Others

George W. Peck

The Complete Works of Artemus Ward (HTML edition)

Artemus Ward

The Complete Works of Artemus Ward gathers the prolific humorist’s assorted letters, sketches, and lectures…

Poesias Eroticas, Burlescas, e Satyricas de M.M. de Barbosa du Bocage não comprehendidas na edição que das obras d'este poeta se publicou em Lisboa, no anno de MDCCCLIII.

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage

Esta obra reúne poemas eróticos, burlescos e satíricos do poeta português Manuel Maria Barbosa do Bocage,…

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel

William John Locke

The novel opens with a first‑person narrator who has just marked the seventh anniversary of his liberation…

Manalive

G. K. Chesterton

Manalive is a comic mystery that opens with a sweeping, almost theatrical description of a fierce western…

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies

Beatrix Potter

The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies is a children’s story set in the familiar garden of Mr.