Books tagged with Humor & Comedy[44 found]
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Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches
by Hector H. Munro
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
From snowbound trains to gilded salons, a mercilessly witty observer skewers cant, class, and credulity in crisp sketches that slip from drawing-room farce to little shocks of cruelty. Priests, princes, aunts, and aesthetes all fall to his epigrams, while travel misadventures and social skirmishes reveal the elegant savagery of manners—and the joke that always lands with claws.
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Reginald
by Hector H. Munro
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A devastatingly witty young man drifts through drawing rooms, garden parties, and country-house weekends, tossing epigrams like grenades. With insolent charm he punctures piety, meddles in romances, and turns petty scandals into art. These razor-edged sketches of Edwardian society revel in mischief, elegance, and the perilous sport of saying exactly the wrong thing beautifully.
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Beasts and Super-Beasts
by Hector H. Munro
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A dazzling collection of sharp-witted tales where mischievous animals and cunning humans collide in Edwardian society. From a wolf upending a country house to a cat sparking chaos, these stories blend dark humor and satire, exposing human folly and vanity. With biting irony, they reveal the wild, absurd undercurrents of polite life, delighting in the unexpected twists of fate.
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The Toys of Peace and Other Papers
by Hector H. Munro
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A collection of short stories, sketches, and essays.
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Mr. Opp
by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In a quaint riverside town, a timid dreamer with a gentle heart sets out to make his mark on the world. Through unexpected friendships, small triumphs, and bittersweet turns of fate, he discovers that true success lies not in riches or fame, but in kindness, sincerity, and quiet perseverance.
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The Trimmed Lamp and Other Stories of the Four Million
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A collection of short stories portraying the lives of ordinary New Yorkers—often struggling, hopeful, or humorous characters—highlighting the richness and complexity of everyday life in the city.
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Sixes and Sevens
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A collection of witty, twist-filled stories where ordinary people face ironic fortunes, unexpected turns, and the quirks of fate. Each tale blends humor, surprise, and insight into human nature, capturing life’s unpredictability with clever charm.
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The Four Million
by O. Henry
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
In bustling New York, shopgirls, clerks, grifters, and dreamers cross paths in boardinghouses, back rooms, and bright streets. Swift, witty tales turn on chance meetings and sudden reversals, revealing how pride, luck, and love undo pretenses. From small sacrifices to comic stings, everyday lives flare with surprise, mercy, and bittersweet wonder.
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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
by Giovanni Boccaccio
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A group of young nobles flee plague-stricken Florence to a villa over ten days they tell 100 tales of love, trickery, lust, and fortune, from bawdy pranks and clever wives to tragic devotion and saintly frauds. Their storytelling becomes a shelter and a mirror of a world remade by wit, desire, and survival—where laughter is a cure and every night promises another surprise.
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The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
by Edgar Allan Poe
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
The book focuses on Poe’s satirical tales, essays, and literary parodies, showing his sharp wit, biting irony, and talent for mocking literary, scientific, and societal pretensions.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel - Book 1
by François Rabelais
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A rollicking and satirical adventure, it follows the giant Gargantua and his son Pantagruel through outrageous exploits, witty dialogue, and humorous escapades. Blending fantasy, social commentary, and bawdy humor, the story delights with its playful critique of society and human nature.
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Frivolities
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A lively collection of tales exploring the playful, ironic, and sometimes mischievous sides of human nature. Through humor, satire, and clever observation, it reveals the quirks, vanities, and unexpected twists that color everyday life.
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Confessions of a Young Lady: Her Doings and Misdoings
by Richard Marsh
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
Told with wit and candor, this lively tale follows a spirited young woman as she recounts her escapades, blunders, and lessons learned in society’s spotlight. Balancing humor and heart, it offers a sharp look at ambition, romance, and the charm of youthful indiscretion.
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Sketches in Lavender Blue and Green
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A series of lighthearted and whimsical tales captures the humor and absurdities of everyday life. With gentle satire and keen observation, ordinary moments are turned into charming stories that amuse, delight, and reflect the quirks of human nature.
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Sketches by Boz
by Charles Dickens
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A vivid panorama of 19th-century London comes to life through colorful characters, bustling streets, and everyday struggles. From humor to social insight, these sketches reveal the charm, folly, and humanity of city life in a rapidly changing world.
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Novel Notes
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A humorous semi-fictional work structured as a series of reflections, anecdotes, and commentaries by four friends who gather regularly to write a novel together.
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Diary of a Pilgrimage
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
Two bumbling Englishmen embark on a comedic pilgrimage to a German passion play, expecting spiritual uplift but finding chaos. From missed trains to culinary mishaps, their journey through Bavaria brims with absurd misadventures. This witty travelogue, rich with humor and sharp observations, pokes fun at human foibles and the quirks of travel in late 19th-century Europe.
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Crome Yellow
by Aldous Huxley
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A young poet joins a vibrant summer gathering at an English country estate, where eccentric intellectuals, artists, and lovers clash in witty banter. Amid flirtations and philosophical debates, he grapples with his own ambitions and desires. This sharp satire of 1920s society unveils the absurdities of human vanity and the restless search for meaning in a world of privilege and pretense.
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The Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A collection of humorous essays and short pieces rather than a continuous story or novel.
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Stage-Land
by Jerome K. Jerome
Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy
A witty and entertaining collection of stories and sketches offers a humorous glimpse behind the scenes of theater life. Full of satire, clever observations, and lively characters, it captures the joys and absurdities of the stage with charm and insight.
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