Humor

Aphorisms

by Oscar Wilde Read by Carl Manchester 4.6
In Aphorisms, Oscar Wilde presents a collection of sharp, insightful observations that blend humor with profound wisdom. Originally publishe…

I Was a Teen-Age Secret Weapon

by Richard Sabia Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
Poor Dolliver Wims is a terribly misunderstood teen age boy from the backwoods. Is he mean or evil? Quite the opposite: He does nothing wron…

Mark Twain's Journal Writings

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
In this engaging collection, Mark Twain offers a series of essays that reflect his sharp wit and keen observations of society. Volume 1 feat…

The Toys of Peace

by Saki Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
The Toys of Peace is a delightful collection of short stories by the master of wit, Saki (H.H. Munro). Published posthumously in 1923, this …

Merton of the Movies

by Harry Leon Wilson Read by Margaret Espaillat 4.7
Merton of the Movies is a comedy that centers around Merton Gill, an aspiring dramatic artist from Simsbury, Illinois who makes his way to H…

Mark Twain's Autobiography and First Romance

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.5
Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third …

The School For Scandal

by Richard Brinsley Sheridan Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy was first performed in 1777 and focuses on the intrigues and scandals of the British upper classes. Lady …

Reginald in Russia

by Saki Read by NoelBadrian 4.7
Reginald in Russia is a collection of fifteen sharp and humorous stories by H. H. Munro, better known as Saki. Through the lens of the titul…

Ruggles of Red Gap

by Harry Leon Wilson Read by Carol Pelster 4.2
A stuffy class-conscious gentleman's valet is transplanted to the rough uncivilized American northwest, where the rubes and social climbers …

The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The action takes place in London, with excursions to Devon, Yorkshire, and Portsmouth, as we follow the adventures of the eponymous hero. Ni…

Letters of Travel

by Rudyard Kipling Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019) 4.2
Three books of travel writing (between them covering the USA, Canada, Japan and Egypt) by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stor…

Damned If You Don't

by Randall Garrett Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
We've all heard of the wonderful invention that the Big Corporation or the Utilities suppressed? The one that would revolutionize society …

One-Act Play Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Explore a diverse array of one-act plays in this engaging collection, featuring works from various authors that span the spectrum of humor, …

Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others

by John Kendrick Bangs Read by Cate Barratt 4.4
Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others invites listeners into a whimsical world where the supernatural meets the absurd. In this collection of sh…

Those Extraordinary Twins

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.4
"Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, separate and distinct from its origins inside Twain's "The Traged…

The Unbearable Bassington

by Saki Read by NoelBadrian 4.3
The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also contains much of the elegant wit found in his short sto…

Faces and Places

by Sir Henry W. Lucy Read by Ruth Golding 4.5
Faces and Places is a collection of articles on nineteenth century travel, events and personalities by the British journalist Henry Lucy, wh…

The Gentle Grafter

by O. Henry Read by Leslie Walden 4.5
If Jefferson "Parleyvoo" Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the "Gentle Grifter" i…

Uncle Remus Returns

by Joel Chandler Harris Read by Phil Chenevert 4.5
Uncle Remus tells these 11 stories but to the son of the original "little boy" who is visiting his grandmother on the plantation. …

The Princess Aline

by Richard Harding Davis Read by Crln Yldz Ksr 4.5
Morton Carlton, an easy-going, rich young artist, has never taken the concepts of love and marriage all that seriously -- until by accident …

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