Humour & Riddles Books

"Who knew doctors could be flat-out funny? In fact, who knew they were so smart? For several decades, the last page of Diversion, the leisure magazine for physicians, held a monthly contest for doctors. Their best is offered in this volume.Could Julius...

A delightful romp through the world of humor with hundreds of examples. Includes theories of humor and ways to enrich your own sense of humor.

Ellis Parker Butler (1869-1937) was the author of more than 2,000 stories and essays, as well as 30 books. He remains most famous for his short story "Pigs is Pigs", in which a bureaucratic stationmaster insists on levying the livestock rate for a...

In this humorous collection, George W. Peck recounts the antics of Uncle Ike and a mischievous red-headed boy, drawing readers into a world of playful misadventures and witty observations. Set in rural America, the stories reflect Peck's characteristic...

In a world filled with uncertainty and division, Peggy J. Rooks provides a collection of essays that take readers back to the timeless values that made America great. Born in rural Arkansas during the Great Depression, Rooks has a lifetime of wisdom and...

This is a chronicle of the misadventures of a young lawyer who blunders from one disaster to the next in a fictional Midwest of the near future.

This book is about Kal Reddy's senior year at Cheseboro Academy.

Travesty is an unrelenting and uproariously funny look at the Apocolypse, divorce, recovery, fatherhood, organic food, dentistry, driving, dating, Derry, New Hampshire, salesmanship and Elton John, but not necessarily in that order. Author and essayist...

Give your little would-be comedian or comedienne a head start with these Yo Papa and animal jokes and riddles. Some are real easy while others require a little more imagination. Either way, they will have loads of fun with this little collection and will...

Crossing The Road is a collection of stories that illustrate my "Crossing The Road" of life. As a dying man told me once, " I've had a good run". I also have had a "good run" from a small Texas town to Europe and Africa. These are the stories about...

The Wandering Dog: Adventures Of A Fox Terrier is a novel written by Marshall Saunders and first published in 1916. The book tells the story of a little fox terrier named Billy who lives in a small town with his owner, a young girl named Barbara. One...

More Miseries!! Addressed To The Morbid, The Melancholy, And The Irritable is a book published in 1807 by an author known only as Murmur, Fretful. The book is a collection of humorous and satirical essays that aim to provide comfort to those who are...

Mille Jeux D'Esprit (1900) est un livre �����crit par Charles Joliet. Il s'agit d'une collection de jeux de mots, de devinettes, de charades et d'autres jeux de langage. Le livre est divis����� en plusieurs sections, chacune contenant une vari�����t�����...

Merry Hearts: The Adventures Of Two Bachelor Maids is a novel written by Anne Story Allen and published in 1903. The story revolves around two unmarried women, Miss Patty and Miss Prue, who live together in a small town. Despite their lack of husbands,...

Vrolyke Uren Des Doods, Ofte Der Wysen Vermaek is een boek geschreven door Jacobus Lydius en gepubliceerd in 1750. Het boek is een verzameling van verhalen en anekdotes die betrekking hebben op de dood en de manier waarop mensen ermee omgaan. De titel...

The Select Letters of Major Jack Downing, of the Downingville Militia is a collection of humorous letters written by Seba Smith under the pseudonym of Major Jack Downing. The book was first published in 1834 and quickly became popular for its satirical...

The Modern Wife: Or The Virgin Her Own Rival, A Comedy is a play written by John Stevens and first published in 1744. The play tells the story of a young woman named Belinda who is courted by two men, Sir John Melvil and Mr. Lovemore. Belinda is torn...

M. Plauti Comoediae XX: Ex Antiquis, Recentioribusque Exemplaribus Invicem Collatis, Diligentissime Recognitae (1530) est opus magnum a Tito Maccio Plauto scriptum, quod viginti Comoedias continet. In hoc libro, Plautus fabulas comicas scripsit, quae de...

Little Gems is a collection of short stories and poems written by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert and published in 1882. The book contains a total of 112 pieces, each one exploring different themes and topics ranging from nature and love to morality and...

L'Infermeria: Commedia Seconda ����� un'opera teatrale scritta da Bergamasco, pseudonimo di Giovanni Battista Casti, e pubblicata nel 1779. La commedia, divisa in tre atti, ����� ambientata in un ospedale e ruota attorno alle vicende di un gruppo di...

Le Plutus Et Les Nuees D�������Aristophane Comedies Greques (1684) est un livre qui contient deux com�����dies du c�����l�����bre dramaturge grec Aristophane. La premi�����re pi�����ce, Le Plutus, raconte l'histoire d'un aveugle qui retrouve la vue et...

""Le Nuvole di Aristofane"" ����� una commedia scritta dal poeta greco Aristofane nel 423 a.C. La trama segue il personaggio di Strepsiade, un uomo anziano che cerca di evitare i suoi debiti imparando l'arte della retorica. Con l'aiuto di suo figlio,...

La Comedie des Proverbes est une pi�����ce comique �����crite par Adrien de Montluc en 1665. Cette pi�����ce est compos�����e de plusieurs sc�����nes qui mettent en sc�����ne des personnages qui se r�����f�����rent constamment ������ des proverbes. Les...

Inauguration Of President Watterson; Gormanius Or The Battle Of Reps-Demos; The Temple Of Trusts, Honesty And Venality, And Other Travesties is a satirical book written by Thomas Cooper De Leon in 1902. The book is a collection of short stories and...

Il Satirico Innocente ����� un libro scritto da Antonio Giulio Brignole Sale nel 1672. Si tratta di una raccolta di satire che prendono di mira la societ������ e la politica dell'epoca. L'autore utilizza uno stile ironico e sarcastico per criticare i...

Holbergs Komedier V1: Jeppe Paa Bierget, Erasmus Montanus, Den Politiske Kandstober (1897) er en samling af tre komedier skrevet af den danske forfatter Ludvig Holberg. Den f������rste komedie, Jeppe Paa Bierget, f������lger historien om en bonde, der...

Le livre ""Etrennes Belgiques, Pour L�������An 1790: Avec Les Etrennes De 1788, Et Le Poisson D�������Avril De 1789 (1790)"" est un recueil de textes publi����� par un auteur anonyme. Il contient des �����crits sur les coutumes de la Belgique pour...

Essays From The Bachelor V1: In Prose And Verse is a collection of essays written by Jeoffrey Wagstaffe and originally published in 1773. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part containing prose essays on a variety of topics such as love,...

Erotopaegnion, Sive Priapeia: Veterum Et Recentiorum est liber qui a Francisco Josepho Michelo Noel anno MDCCXCVIII editus est. In hoc libro, sunt carmina quae ad Priapum, deum fertilitatis, pertinent. Carmina sunt ex variis auctoribus, tam veteribus...

Le livre ""Entretiens Utiles Et Agreables V1: Avec Des Histoires Amusantes Et Des Remarques Ingenieuses (1737)"" est un recueil d'entretiens int�����ressants et agr�����ables. L'auteur, anonyme, y pr�����sente des histoires amusantes et des remarques...

The Dunciad, Variorum: With The Prolegomena Of Scriblerus is a satirical poem written by Alexander Pope and first published in 1728. The poem is a mock-epic, in which Pope uses the form of an epic poem to satirize the literary and intellectual culture of...

""Dronke Beely, Anders Het Bedorven Huishouden: Klugtspl (1779)"" is een toneelstuk geschreven door Jacobus de Groot. Het verhaal draait om Beely, een dronkenlap die zijn huishouden verwaarloost en zijn vrouw bedriegt. Wanneer zijn vrouw erachter komt,...

Discours Satiriques En Vers (1696) est un recueil de po�����mes satiriques �����crits par l'auteur fran�����ais Fran�����ois Gacon. Le livre contient des vers humoristiques et critiques sur la soci�����t����� fran�����aise de l'�����poque, y compris des...

""Diog�����ne ������ la campagne: Com�����die (1758)"" est une pi�����ce de th����������tre �����crite par Isaac Ami Marcet de M�����zi�����res. L'histoire suit Diog�����ne, un philosophe cynique de l'Antiquit�����, qui d�����cide de quitter la ville...

Den Wysen Gheck: Uyt-Deylende, Soo Oude, Als Nieuwe Geestigheden (1672) is een boek geschreven door Jan De Grieck. Het boek bevat zowel oude als nieuwe grappen en humoristische verhalen. Het hoofdpersonage is de ""wijze gek"", die met zijn slimme en...

Den Soldaet Tooveraer is een boertig blijspel in ����������n deel, geschreven door Joannes Franciscus Cammaert. Het werd oorspronkelijk gepubliceerd in 1768. Het verhaal gaat over een soldaat genaamd Jan die een tovenaar ontmoet die hem de kracht geeft...

De Vrolyke Zanggodinnen: Of Mengelwerk Van Vernuft (1781) is een boek geschreven door een anonieme auteur. Het boek bevat een verzameling van verschillende gedichten en liederen die zijn geschreven in de 18e eeuw. De gedichten en liederen zijn geschreven...

De Mislukte Onderneming: Blyspel (1747) is een toneelstuk geschreven door Henrik Van Elvervelt. Het verhaal speelt zich af in de 18e eeuw en gaat over een ondernemer genaamd Jan, die er alles aan doet om zijn bedrijf op te zetten en succesvol te maken...

Contes d'une vieille fille ������ ses neveux est un livre de Girardin, Emile De publi����� en 1885. Il s'agit d'un recueil de contes destin����� aux neveux de l'auteur. Les histoires sont racont�����es par une vieille fille qui partage ses...