Humor

More Goops and How Not to Be Them

by Frank Gelett Burgess Read by Mark F. Smith 4.7
Deep in the heart of every parent is the wish, the desire, to have other adults tell us, in an unsolicited way, just how very polite one’s c…

The Proposal

by Anton Chekhov Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. The…

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…

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 …

Not That It Matters

by A. A. Milne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
More of the witty, wry, and deliciously wicked essays and articles written by Milne. Most people know him as the creator of Winnie The Pooh,…

Short Story Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
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.

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

by Mark Twain Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) 4.5
The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…

Die mißbrauchten Liebesbriefe

by Gottfried Keller Read by Karlsson 4.7
Victor (Viggi) Störteler betreibt ein einträgliches Speditions- und Warengeschäft und hat ein "hübsches, gesundes u…

Varied Types

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of our day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Here he …

The Feast of St. Friend

by Arnold Bennett Read by Ruth Golding 4.7
In The Feast of St. Friend, a Christmas book, Arnold Bennett shares his views on Christmas as the season of goodwill. As always, Bennett's w…

Love and Mr Lewisham

by H. G. Wells Read by Anthony Ogus 4.4
Love and Mr Lewisham is a witty exploration of the complexities of love, ambition, and societal expectations in late 19th century England. H…

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 -- …

The $30,000 Bequest

by Mark Twain Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
The $30,000 Bequest is a collection of short stories and humorous anecdotes by the renowned author Mark Twain. In this engaging compilation,…

The Pastor's Wife

by Elizabeth Von Arnim Read by James E. Carson 4.4
Written by an author born in Australia, grew up in England, married in Germany, and then flew to the United States. A tale about a young wom…

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 Bertrams

by Anthony Trollope Read by Arnold 4.5
This is a massive effort, taking place in England and the Middle East, with a cast of thousands... Well, not thousands, fortunately, but cer…

Winsome Winnie

by Stephen Leacock Read by TriciaG 4.6
Winsome Winnie is a collection of eight whimsical tales penned by the renowned Canadian humorist Stephen Leacock. Each story offers a deligh…

Emma

by Jane Austen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Emma is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance....As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and dif…

Gentle Julia

by Booth Tarkington Read by Bellona Times 4.1
Penrod for girls in the form of Florence, the bratty younger cousin of luminous Julia Atwater, enlivens this romantic comedy set in Tarkingt…

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 …

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