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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 3) - Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 3) - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Widely considered a classic of Canadian humorous literature, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town tells stories set in the fictional town of Mariposa. The author Stephen Leacock most certainly based the stories on experience at his summer home in...
The Charwoman's Daughter - James STEPHENS
The Charwoman's Daughter - James STEPHENS
- Author: James STEPHENS
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A humorous tale about a poor Irish charwoman living in the slums of Dublin, and her innocent teenage daughter, Mary Makebelieve, whose first forays into courtship and romance, and their desire to escape from drudgery -- provide us with a charming...
The Anzac Book - Various
The Anzac Book - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Anthologies / Literary Collections
A collection of prose, poetry, jokes, special orders, et cetera written by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps combatants of the Gallipoli Campaign (1915). - Summary by KevinS...
One Day's Courtship and The Heralds of Fame - Robert BARR
One Day's Courtship and The Heralds of Fame - Robert BARR
- Author: Robert BARR
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Romance
Robert Barr approaches romance in two short stories in his engaging and subtly humorous style. In One Day's Courtship, British artist John Trenton visits Quebec and tries to slip in a quick canoe trip on his last day in town to photograph the scenic...
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady - Anita Loos
"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady - Anita Loos
- Author: Anita Loos
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Published 1900 onward
In this comic novel written by American author Anita Loos, we follow the adventures of the fictional character Lorelei Lee who is a young blonde flapper. This story takes place in the hedonistic Jazz Age and is written in the form of a diary from...
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book III - François Rabelais
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book III - François Rabelais
- Author: François Rabelais
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Satire
The five-volume work chronicling the adventures of father Gargantua and son Pantagruel is a vehicle for Rabelais' satire of sixteenth-century European society. It is lively, outrageous, and, at times, bawdy. This the third of the five volumes--all...
The History of the Devil - Daniel Defoe
The History of the Devil - Daniel Defoe
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Humorous Fiction
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 from heaven up to the time the book was written and second about his private conduct. Partly funny, partly religious,...
The Best Nonsense Verses - Josephine Daskam Bacon
The Best Nonsense Verses - Josephine Daskam Bacon
- Author: Josephine Daskam Bacon
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense upside-down. May they inspire the child inside of you to find your way through the most challenging...
Stories by English Authors: London - Israel Zangwill
Stories by English Authors: London - Israel Zangwill
- Author: Israel Zangwill
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / Humorous Fiction
This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor of J. M. Barrie, of Peter Pan fame. A later and equally humorous story is by Israel Zangwill, also widely...
