Humor (Fiction)
The $30,000 Bequest
The $30,000 Bequest is a collection of short stories and humorous anecdotes by the renowned author Mark Twain. In this engaging compilation,…
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, or simply Shamela, as it is more commonly known, is a satirical novel written by Henry Fiel…
Rootabaga Stories
Carl Sandburg is beloved by generations of children for his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga Pigeons (which is not in the public domain), a s…
Gulliver’s Reizen
Gulliver's reizen is een satirisch boek uit 1726 van de Ierse schrijver Jonathan Swift. Het oorspronkelijke boek bevatte vier reisbeschrijvi…
The Wit and Humor of America
The Wit and Humor of America is a delightful anthology that brings together a rich collection of 53 short stories and poems from 44 diverse …
On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck
"A Tempestous Voyage of Four Thousand and Ninety-Six Miles Across the American Continent on a Burro, in 340 Days and 2 Hours - starting…
The Dragon of Wantley
Set against the backdrop of a festive Christmas, The Dragon of Wantley weaves a humorous and adventurous tale that centers on a noble Baron,…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be on…
Winsome Winnie
Winsome Winnie is a collection of eight whimsical tales penned by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story offers a deligh…
Idle Ideas
Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should S…
Frenzied Fiction
From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches o…
Short Story Collection
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets
A selection of nonsense poems, songs (not sung!), stories, and miscellaneous strangeness. The work includes the "Owl and the Pussycat&q…
The White Linen Nurse
The White Linen Nurse is a hysterical story of an exhausted nurse who comes to regret her profession and then somehow finds herself caring f…
Birches
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Birches by Robert Frost. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 21st, 2010.
What Dress Makes of Us
What Dress Makes of Us is a sharp and humorous exploration of women's fashion and its social implications, penned by Dorothy Quigley in 1897…
In Brief Authority
Satiric comedy from 1915 about a nouveau riche British family and their nanny who get whisked off to Maerchenland ('the land of Fairy Tales'…
The Toys of Peace
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 …
Chorus of Women
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Chorus of Women by Aristophanes. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 21, 2012.Aris…
The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson
Billed as a satire concerning the dishonest advertising and business practices of the day, it tells the tale of an upstart clothing business…