Humor (Fiction)
Psmith in the City
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P. G. Wodehouse
Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes o…
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors…
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Please note: this recording contains strong language. Also known simply as "1601", this is a humorously risque work by Mark Twain,…
Oh, Money! Money!
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Eleanor H. Porter
Mr. Stanley Fulton is worth millions, but he has no one to leave his money to except some unknown distant cousins. In order to find out how …
Piccadilly Jim
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P. G. Wodehouse
A young red-head plots to kidnap her irritating cousin with the help of a former boxer, her uncle, and a rogue who has his eye on her. Thing…
The Enchanted Typewriter
Read by Cate Barratt
John Kendrick Bangs
The Enchanted Typewriter is a collection of short stories by the American author John Kendrick Bangs, written in 1899 in the style that has …
Extracts from Adam's Diary
Read by Mr. Baby Man
Mark Twain
Get the true story of Adam and Eve, straight from the source. This humorous text is a day-to-day account of Adam’s life from happiness in th…
Patricia Brent, spinster
Read by Anna Simon
Herbert George Jenkins
A romantic comedy, written in 1918, but with a modern feel to it. Patricia Brent one day overhears two fellow-boarders pitying her because s…
A Midsummer Night's Dream (version 2)
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William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's festive comedy combines classical Athenian characters (Duke Theseus and his conquered Amazonian bride Hippolyta) with four con…
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
Read by Michael Yard
Mark Twain
In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master…
Psmith, Journalist
Read by Psuke Bariah
P. G. Wodehouse
Psmith takes over editing a paper while the usual editor is away on vacation. He takes on a local slum lord, and divers alarums ensue. (desc…
Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit
Read by Phil Chenevert
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus' stories feature a trickster hero called Br'er Rabbit ("Brother" Rabbit), who uses his wits to slide out of trouble an…
William Tell Told Again
Read by Mark F. Smith
P. G. Wodehouse
This is the classic story of William Tell - Swiss patriot and great apple-shooter - as seen through the eyes of English humorist P.G. Wodeho…
Indian Fairy Tales
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Joseph Jacobs
This book is a fine collection of Indian fairy tales, some are folklore, some are from the Jataka tales, and some from panchatantra. (Summar…
The White Feather
Read by Mark F. Smith
P. G. Wodehouse
Sheen, a member of Seymour's House at Wrykyn School, flees from an unexpected assault by town boys. His colleagues wade into the fight with …
The Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope, Version 2)
Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
P. G. Wodehouse
Their Mutual Child (aka The Coming of Bill and The White Hope) is full of the loveable characters, preposterous situations, and opportunitie…
Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton
This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in "The D…
Just William
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…
À se tordre
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Alphonse Allais
Alphonse Allais est un journaliste, écrivain et humoriste français célèbre à la Belle Époque, conn…
Mike: A Public School Story
Read by Debra Lynn
P. G. Wodehouse
This novel introduces the characters Mike Jackson and Psmith, who are featured in several of Wodehouse’s later works. It shows how the two c…
The Clicking of Cuthbert
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P. G. Wodehouse
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