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Books tagged with Humor & Comedy[31 found]

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A Hero of Romance

by Richard Marsh

Published: 1900-01-01. 78,919 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A restless English boy, yearning for adventure, flees his mundane life for a thrilling journey across Europe. Entangled with rogues and romantics, he faces danger, deceit, and unexpected alliances. This vivid tale of daring and discovery captures the wild spirit of youth chasing glory in a world of intrigue and peril

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Three Men on the Bummel

by Jerome K. Jerome

Published: 1900-01-01. 68,347 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

The same three chronically disorganized friends reunite for a cycling tour through Germany, armed with shiny new bicycles and absolutely no common sense. Tangled handlebars, fierce dogs, language mishaps and run-ins with strict officials turn a simple ‘bummel’ into a wandering comedy of errors about friendship, freedom and the absurdities of travel.

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The Pickwick Papers

by Charles Dickens

Published: 1837-11-01. 308,073 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A humorous and heartwarming journey follows a group of eccentric friends as they navigate misadventures, social quirks, and human folly. Through wit, vivid characters, and comic situations, the story captures the charm and absurdity of 19th-century England.

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Whilomville Stories

by Stephen Crane

Published: 1900-01-01. 39,427 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

In a scruffy little American town, boys test courage in street brawls, secret clubs, and dangerous dares, while adults blunder through pride, gossip, and small cruelties. Through mishaps both comic and painful, childhood innocence collides with harsh lessons, revealing how character is forged in skinned knees and stubborn hearts.

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The Adventures of Elizabeth in Rügen

by Elizabeth Von Arnim

Published: 1904-01-01. 77,071 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A young woman embarks on a charming and introspective journey through the island of Rügen. Along the way, she discovers beauty, friendship, and the subtle joys and lessons of travel, self-discovery, and personal growth.

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The Diary of a Goose Girl

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Published: 1902-01-01. 18,968 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

An American abroad takes a summer post herding geese on an English farm, keeping a sprightly diary of mud-splashed lessons, quarrelsome ganders, and neighbors who trade gossip like currency. Between market-days and May-day revels she finds unexpected pride in honest work—and a tender romance that waddles into her path—discovering how a small village can enlarge a heart.

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Ladies-In-Waiting

by Kate Douglas Wiggin

Published: 1910-01-01. 53,862 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A charming and insightful tale of young women navigating society, friendship, and personal growth. Through humor, romance, and thoughtful observation, it explores manners, aspirations, and the delicate balance of character and ambition in their everyday lives.

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Reginald in Russia and Other Sketches

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1910-01-01. 22,476 Words.

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

Published: 1904-01-01. 14,221 Words.

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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The Chronicles of Clovis

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1911-01-01. 52,577 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

Meet a delightfully wicked young man who prowls Edwardian drawing rooms and country weekends, detonating pranks and epigrams that expose the vanity of hosts, bishops, and bored aristocrats. These razor-short tales skewer social pretension with icy wit, beasts and scandals colliding in elegant gardens, where every courtesy hides a trap and every ending snaps like a mousetrap.

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The Toys of Peace and Other Papers

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1919-01-01. 61,750 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

A mischievous eye surveys Edwardian respectability in swift sketches and tales: a well-meaning aunt offers pacifist toys that spark warlike imagination dinner guests trade poisoned courtesies bureaucrats, bishops and bored children hatch deliciously cruel surprises. Wit as sharp as claws exposes vanity, piety and politics, turning drawing rooms into little battlefields of laughter.

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Beasts and Super-Beasts

by Hector H. Munro

Published: 1914-01-01. 62,965 Words.

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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Mr. Opp

by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice

Published: 1909-01-01. 52,058 Words.

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

Published: 1907-01-01. 58,389 Words.

Categories: Fiction » Humor & Comedy

In 1900s New York's bustling streets, shop girls, clerks, and dreamers navigate joys, heartaches, and surprises. From stenographers' sacrifices to beggars' windfalls and lovers' twists of fate, O. Henry's tales reveal resilience and serendipity with humor, pathos, and signature irony, celebrating the extraordinary in ordinary lives.

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The Four Million

by O. Henry

Published: 1906-04-10. 53,345 Words.

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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Sixes and Sevens

by O. Henry

Published: 1911-01-01. 64,752 Words.

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 Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4

by Edgar Allan Poe

Published: 1852-01-01. 88,225 Words.

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

Published: 1693-01-01. 68,465 Words.

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

Published: 1899-01-01. 65,335 Words.

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

Published: 1905-01-01. 88,340 Words.

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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