Humour & Riddles Books

This antiquarian volume contains Tryon Edwards’s 1877 work; “The New Dictionary of Thoughts”. It is a carefully compiled, intellectually edited, and properly arranged collection of quotes, maxims, and aphorisms. The book is designed as a tool for readers...

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...

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...

The Book of Snobs, Etc., Etc. is a satirical work by the renowned English novelist, William Makepeace Thackeray. The book was first published in 1848 and was reissued in 1892 with additional material. The book is a collection of satirical sketches that...

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...

This is a collection of stories that occurred while I was growing up and living in Alabama and the Southeast. We began by retelling these stories at my parent's 50th wedding anniversary party in 2005. Some of the other stories have occurred since that...

The Human Spirit features 96 stories of reflection on life through the authors personal travel experiences in America, England, Greece, Italy, and the countries of Southeast Asia. The human interest stories and personalities featured inspire laughter,...

There are nine chapters, each with its own brand of pottiness, and each with it's own particular appeal to different kinds of potty persons prepared to probe its very varied versified diversities. The subjects differ from odd situations, odd people, odd...

The Mirth of Nations is a social and historical study of jokes told in the principal English-speaking countries. It is based on use of archives and other primary sources, including old and rare joke books. Davies makes detailed comparisons between the...

An entertaining anthropological tour through the big answers to life's little questions. Why do farts evoke laughter and disgust? Is the aversion to the left hand universal? Are dogs really humankind's best friend? Why do we tip wait...

This Call May Be Recorded is one (adorable) man's collection of conversations he's had as a suppository salesman. The (dashing) Joel Frieders recounts the angry strangers, the confused return customers, and the completely insane exchanges he gets into as...

A Guide to be a "good" parent without ever taking your eyes off of your phone.

A guidebook on how to antagonize your wife, or how to anticipate the crap your husband may pull.

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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Imagine The Famous Five trapped inside A Clockwork Orange of their own creation.Crumbs!Amongst other issues in his life, former children's favourite, Ricky Buns has writer's block. His sister-in-law and her circle of twenty-something post-punk...

Rosemary Marshall Staples is a New England Poet and songwriter who grew up on the seacoast and has seawater and sunshine in her blood. Humor finds itself into much of her writing, creating smiles and laughs wherever she shares her work. Rosey's poems...

Academicorum Quae Supersunt est opus M. Tullii Ciceronis, oratoris Romani, quod anno 1863 editum est. In hoc libro, Ciceronis disputatio inter Academicos et Stoicos narratur. Academicorum Quae Supersunt est una ex libris philosophicis Ciceronis, quae ad...

Le livre ""Oeuvres Facetieuses De Noel Du Fail V1: Propos Rustiques De Maistre Leon Ladulfi (1874)"" est une compilation d'�����crits humoristiques de l'auteur fran�����ais Noel Du Fail et de son contemporain, Maistre Leon Ladulfi. Publi����� en 1874 et...

""The Elopement of Ellen"" is a farce comedy play written by Marie Josephine Warren and originally published in 1905. The play is set in the early 1900s and follows the story of Ellen, a young woman who is engaged to be married to a man she does not love...

Nobody's Money: Comedy In Three Acts is a play written by Horace Howard Furness Jr. and first published in 1886. The play is a witty and satirical look at the upper-class society of late 19th century America, and follows the story of a wealthy family who...

Nobody Cares (1876) is a book in the English language by Crona Temple.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is...

""D. J. Juvenalis Satyra X, Of Tiende Berispdicht (1700)"" is een boek geschreven door Juvenalis, Decimus Junius. Het is een verzameling van satirische gedichten waarin Juvenalis de corruptie en immoraliteit van de Romeinse samenleving aan de kaak stelt...

Comic Bible Sketches is a book written by George William Foote and published in 1885. The book is a collection of humorous and satirical sketches that depict various stories and characters from the Bible. Foote's aim was to provide a fresh and...

Captain Loxley's Little Dog is a book written by an anonymous author in 1915. The story revolves around Captain Loxley, a British soldier who is sent to fight in World War I. He is accompanied by his little dog, who becomes his constant companion on the...

Bunkum Entertainments: Being A Collection Of Original Laughable Skits is a book written by Robert Ganthony and originally published in 1895. The book is a compilation of humorous skits and plays that were intended to be performed as entertainment for...

Bits O������� Broad Devon: For Parish Entertainments (1906) is a book written by William Weeks. It is a collection of humorous and entertaining stories, poems, and songs that are suitable for parish entertainments in the Devon region of England. The book...

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...

""Anecdotes, Etc. Of Elizabeth Viscountess Mordaunt: Commencing 1656"" is a historical book written by Elizabeth Carey Mordaunt and published in 1810. The book is a collection of anecdotes and stories about the life of Elizabeth Mordaunt, who was a...

""All The Comforts Of Home"" is a comedic play written by William Gillette and published in 1897. The story revolves around a wealthy businessman named John Garrison, who returns home from a trip to find his house occupied by a group of strangers. The...

This book is a collection of short stories with shuffleboard as a common theme. There are parodies, mysteries, memoirs,and assorted tales in this collection. Some of the events are true, and some of them are not so true. Randy Farb has woven a tapestry...

A ebook by Todd Caiazzo, "People Who Clap at the End of Books" is a collection of short essays and observations into our humorous modern culture, such as in stories like "The Dinner Party" and "Oscar Flyer". The second part of the book, "Conversations...

Love Laughs Last is a novel written by Stephen G. Tallentyre and published in 1919. The story follows the life of a young woman named Rosamund, who is born into a wealthy family and raised in a sheltered environment. She falls in love with a man named...

Life And Sayings Of Mrs. Partington And Others Of The Family is a book written by Benjamin Penhallow Shillaber and published in 1854. The book is a collection of humorous sketches and anecdotes about the fictional character Mrs. Partington and her family...

The Life and Adventures of Josh Billings is a book written by Francis Shubael Smith in 1883. It is a biography of the American humorist Josh Billings, whose real name was Henry Wheeler Shaw. The book provides a detailed account of Billings' life, from...

If the company you work for aggravates you daily, laughing along with "All Worked Up" is the key to better sleep. All Worked Up is a collection of insightful, funny, sometimes acerbic poems calling out behaviors of companies and the people who...

"Fun with Nuns" by A.J. Caliendo grabs you by the throat with ferocious, hilarious nostalgia, but there's a twist - at its heart is a deeply moving story about friendship and survival." Lila Shaara, author of The Fortune Teller's Daughter1960:...

The Ballad of Stinky Pete is a dark satire of corrupt politicians, the Ad industry, and life's cruel twists of fate.This book is a hilariously jeering parody about a courtroom sketch artist who travels to New York to cover the Donald Trump Hush Money...

Wild Things and Wild Places: Evolution of a Wildlife Biologist is an autobiography chronicling a young man's coming-of-age and decades-long journey to becoming a wildlife professional. The book takes the reader on a series of wild adventures and untold...

What happens when you meet an outrageously handsome man at a party you'd rather not be at? You dance the night away, sneak in a kiss or two, assume that it's harmless flirtation, and walk away with a date.Wait, what?Lucy Allen is preparing for a fall art...