Humor (Fiction)

More William

by Richmal Crompton Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) 4.7
The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to …

The Regent

by Arnold Bennett Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017) 4.7
'The Regent' is, if not a sequel to 'The Card', then a 'Further Adventures of' the eponymous hero of that novel.Denry Machin is now forty-th…

Alice in Blunderland

by John Kendrick Bangs Read by Ruth Golding 4.6
From Alice in Blunderland: "Certain of our members claim that they have a right to sell their votes for $500 apiece--" "Mercy…

The Amazing Adventures of Letitia Carberry

by Mary Roberts Rinehart Read by Sandra Cullum 4.6
Letitia, Aggie and Lizzie are at it again, solving mysteries, getting into scrapes. Is there no end to the antics of these three spinster la…

Uncle Remus & Friends

by Joel Chandler Harris Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
Uncle Remus, that genial old storyteller, knows how to spin these wonderful tales about the 'criteers' that the little 6 year old boy (and m…

L' Art de payer ses dettes et de satisfaire ses créanciers sans débourser un sou

by Émile Marco De Saint-Hilaire Read by Ezwa 3.9
Manuel du Droit Commercial, à l'usage des gens ruinés, des solliciteurs, des surnumérateurs, des employés r&eacu…

The White Linen Nurse

by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Read by MaryAnn 4.4
Throughout three years of school, Rae Malgregor had been perfectly pliant, perfectly compliant to all the demands placed on her. But now, o…

Officer 666

by Barton Wood Currie Read by Roger Melin 4.5
Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rat…

The Europeans

by Henry James Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.1
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitud…

Mark Twain's Journal Writings

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.7
This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…

The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight

by Elizabeth Von Arnim Read by tabithat 4.4
The Princess Priscilla of Lothen Kunitz finds court life stifling and runs away to England with the elderly court librarian. Her intention i…

Cape Cod Stories

by Joseph Crosby Lincoln Read by David Wales 4.8
This book (eleven short stories) was also published under the title of “The Old Home House”. Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1870 – 1944) was an Amer…

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion captures the whimsical spirit of Mark Twain as he recounts a journey to Bermuda with friends. This …

The New Swiss Family Robinson

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.2
The New Swiss Family Robinson is a humorous take on the classic adventure story, crafted by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon. This parody…

Love's Shadow

by Ada Leverson Read by Helen Taylor 4.3
The first in a trilogy of books known together as 'The Little Ottleys', this is a sparkling social comedy set in Edwardian London. Ada Lever…

Humorous Ghost Stories

by Dorothy Scarborough Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Includes: An introduction by Dorothy Scarborough -- The Canterville ghost / by Oscar Wilde -- The ghost-extinguisher / by Gelett Burgess -- …

A House-Boat on the Styx

by John Kendrick Bangs Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The premise of the book is that everyone who has ever died (up until the time in which the book is set, which seems to be about the time of …

Brain Twister

by Laurence M. Janifer Read by Catharine Eastman 4
"Mark Phillips" is, or are, two writers: Randall Garrett and Laurence M. Janifer. Their joint pen-name, derived from their middle …

Penrod and Sam

by Booth Tarkington Read by Jonathan Burchard 4.6
Penrod and Sam continues the delightful adventures of Penrod Schofield, a spirited young boy navigating the ups and downs of childhood in ea…

The Stolen White Elephant

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.4
"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Bri…

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