Category Archives: Comedy

Audiobook: Irish Wit and Humor

Excerpted anecdotes from the biographies of Swift, Curran, O’Leary and O’Connell, relating humorous snippets of

Audiobook: The Alchemist

An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the

Audiobook: Seeing Things at Night

This Book is a collection of humorous short stories which describe the comedy in everyday

Audiobook: The Merry Wives of Windsor

The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602,

Audiobook: Tartuffe

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who

Audiobook: Roast Beef, Medium

This book follows the adventures of Emma McChesney, a smart and savvy divorced mother who

Audiobook: Der Bär

Der Bär ist ein Theaterstück in einem Akt von Anton Tschechow, von ihm selbst als

Audiobook: The American Claimant

The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The

Audiobook: Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a

Audiobook: The Paying Guest

Clarence and Emmeline Mumford are in for a real treat when they take in the

Audiobook: Scènes de la vie de province tome I

Ce n’était pas une petite tâche que de peindre les deux ou trois mille figures

Audiobook: The Amazons: A Farcical Romance

This 1895 farce inspired by the outlandish idea of women wearing pants, centers around the

Audiobook: The Strange Gentleman

Before he became a novelist, Dickens wrote several successful plays. This one from 1836, his

Audiobook: The Old Debauchees

Young Laroon plans to marry Isabel, but Father Martin manipulates Isabel’s father, Jourdain, in order

Audiobook: Rosalynde or, Euphues’ Golden Legacie

This novel, which Shakespeare adapted in his pastoral comedy As You Like It, is the

Audiobook: Genial Idiot

John Kendrick Bangs once again takes us on a journey with the loveable, but somewhat

Audiobook: The Pickwick Papers

A sportsman who doesn’t hunt; a poet who doesn’t write; a lover with no one

Audiobook: The Doctor’s Dilemma

The Doctor’s Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of

Audiobook: There is a Tavern in the Town

The soul of Irish wit is captured in this unique tale of a barstool philosopher,

Audiobook: The Return of Alfred

The hero of the book is at a loose end, weary and bored of his

Audiobook: Jyl of Breyntfords Testament

Introduction – This is a collection of ten comic pieces from the 16th century and

Audiobook: The Princess

The Princess is a serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, written by Alfred Tennyson, published in

Audiobook: Uncle Josh’s Punkin Centre Stories

A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man.

Audiobook: The Imaginary Invalid

The Imaginary Invalid is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière. It was first

Audiobook: Mr. H

Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The

Audiobook: School For Scandal

Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s comedy was first performed in 1777 and focuses on the intrigues and

Audiobook: The Woman’s Prize, or The Tamer Tamed

John Fletcher’s comedy (probably written and performed around 1611) is a sequel to Shakespeare’s The

Audiobook: Semi-Attached Couple

Young and beautiful Helen Eskdale and fabulously wealthy Lord Teviot seem to be the perfect

Audiobook: Twelfth Night

Hidden and mistaken identities, requited and unrequited loves, pranks and jokes abound in this romantic