Humorous fiction Books

What does a technology-dependent family need to bring on a canoe trip? What happens when teachers work remotely while their students are in the school building? Who is the real expert on cleaning out a cluttered basement?Each comedy sketch in this...

Join the lovable rogue Tartarin as he travels to the Alps on a quixotic adventure to hunt chamois. Filled with humor, romance, and breathtaking descriptions of the natural world, this classic French novel is sure to delight readers of all ages.This work...

This witty and irreverent novel follows the adventures of the titular character, a physician in rural France during the 18th century. Through a series of misadventures, the good doctor finds himself embroiled in romantic entanglements, political...

Le Salmigondis est un recueil de nouvelles satiriques racontant les aventures de personnages extravagants, qui jonglent sans cesse entre l'ambiguïté et la désinvolture. L'humour mordant de François Béroalde de Verville ne laisse personne indifférent.This...

M. Labbé Karger est un homme banal qui se retrouve pris dans une série d'aventures incroyables qui tournent souvent mal. Avec une intrigue humoristique et un rythme rapide, c'est un livre amusant pour ceux qui cherchent à se divertir.This work has been...

Ce livre est une satire politique à l'esprit vif et à l'humour noir. Il se moque de la société de l'époque à travers l'histoire de Don Critilo, un homme qui cherche à réussir à tout prix dans la vie et qui finit par être berné par ses propres ambitions...

This satirical novel follows the lives of various characters in a small Spanish village as they become consumed by their obsession with a mysterious lottery. As tensions rise and paranoia sets in, readers are treated to a scathing critique of greed and...

Die Flaxiade ist ein grotesk-komisches Heldengedicht von Roderich Dreyzehn. Das Werk ist eine Parodie auf mittelalterliche Epen, in dem noble Recken und edle Damen durch eine absurde und komische Welt voller Wunder und Schrecken pflügen. Es ist ein...

This delightful book follows the rollicking adventures of the crew of the Jasper B, a small but intrepid sailboat. Written by Don Marquis, one of the most popular humorists of the early 20th century, the story abounds with wit, charm, and slapstick...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

I thought I'd finally escaped Shawna by picking up this easy bartending gig in Bocas del Toro, Panama. With an extra $400/month to edit an online love column keeping me afloat, I spend my days swimming and sinking beers with my roommate PJ. Does the...

Dear Reader, Knowledge, success, hope—this book will provide you with none of these things. For those who are curious to check out the contents and “guidance” provided in this book, I would like to offer a brief, but important...

Fame has a magic all its own in the no-gossip-barred follow-up to Geekomancy!Ree Reyes gets her big screenwriting break, only to discover just how broken Hollywood actually is.Things are looking up for urban fantasista Ree Reyes. She's using her love of...

An infinite universe yields infinite possibilities, and not all realities are as laborious as the one we find ourselves trapped. In another set of dimensions, a world analogous to our own grinds the wheel of monotonous life, but to a different beat. In...

A little girl. An unlikely protector. One big secret.Barney's finally getting his life together. He no longer lives with his mum, hasn't been fired from a job in months, and is about to propose to his girlfriend.So when he's asked to look...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...

Six loyal fans travel to Costa Rica to free an expatriate cartoonist jailed for impersonating a character in a novel. From the defiant first sentence to the unorthodox last page, Frogg Pond is a bold and ribbiting literary adventure.

The Life and Rhymes of Stuart Wart is a "tale of two twits", starring pleasantly average teens Stuart Wart, who prefers to be called Stu Wart, and his backward best friend, Brad O. Darb. After high school, Stu and Brad take off from their hometown of...

It's July 2006 and exotic dancer Terri Winston is ready to make it big. Like everyone else in the Sunshine State, she decides to hitch her wagon to the hottest money-making star in the galaxy: real estate. The problem with shooting stars, however, is...

Oh No, Not Jesus! is a humorous tale of what happens when Jesus returns to Earth and gets arrested by the United States Department of Homeland Security. As Jesus tells stories during his imprisonment, some of the old gods and heavenly babysitters-Isis,...

Start with an agoraphobe, a narcoleptic, a temporary amnesiac, and an apraxic who cannot perform physical actions upon request, add a ruthless identity thief with a taste for fine food and you get a raucous comedy that explores both the idiosyncrasies of...

Sometimes when visiting a new place of worship, you just don't know what is acceptable behavior or unacceptable. Some things that normally go on in one church might never happen in another. That's where this book comes in; if you follow these easy...

Iola Chrysalis, a mystery-comedy with a dollop of romance, details a young woman's journey into wisdom, not merely acquiring knowledge, but evaluating the sources of knowledge. She journeys from a small Wisconsin village to a Milwaukee university...

Come and go with the writer as she takes you for different rides in Savannah's life. Feel her and see her and how this lady learns what love is all about.

Cappy Hall Rearick writes with warm love and humor about her life and the people in it. Her previous books, Simply Southern and Simply Christmas, have delighted readers allover North America. You will feel the spirit of the South as you mosey down her...

A Bird's Eye View of American Women describes women in a cynical, sarcastic, humorous fashion from an outside, "Bird's Eye," point of view. The main focus is to bring forth novel insights about women. Numerous illustrations are included to enhance the...