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Books in the Humorous genre:

Sense and Sensibility (1811)

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When Mrs. Dashwood and her three daughters find themselves in relative poverty with only the income of ten thousand pounds ($100,000 per year in current money) to live on, she determines to move to a different part of the country, near a cousin who o... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Pride and Prejudice (1813)

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When Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy refuses to dance with her, Elizabeth Bennett is confirmed in her prejudice that he is filled with pride. On further acquaintance she is forced to revise her opinion. Read online at Internet Archive: Volume 1, and Volume 2, ... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Mansfield Park (1814)

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Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt. read online at Archive.org: Volume 1, and Volume 2, and Volume 3.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Emma (1816)

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Emma Woodhouse, handsome, clever and rich, fancies her self a match-maker, but after her first effort, she can’t seem to do anything right. Read all three volumes in one at archive.org. Or read by individual volume: Volume 1: Read online at ar... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Mansfield Park (1816)

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Sir Thomas Bertram considers he is bestowing a great favor on Fanny Price when he takes her into his home, but in the end finds himself in her debt. This is the second edition. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Northanger Abbey and Persuasion (1818)

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In Northanger Abbey and Persuasion , Catherine Morland spends six weeks in Bath where she makes the acquaintance of General Tilney’s son and daughter. When the General invites her to return with them to Northanger Abbey, she is prepared for al... View More

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): None

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Sketches of Young Gentlemen (1838)

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A collection of humorous sketches, written as a reply to Sketches of Young Women, written by Edward Casell, with which and Sketches of Young Couples, it is frequently published.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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Sketches of Young Couples (1840)

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A collection of humorous sketches.

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Hablot K. Browne

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The Tournament, or The Days of Chivalry Revived (1840)

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Disappointed in the modernized coronation ceremony for Queen Victoria, the Earl of Eglinton produced a medieval tournament on his estate in Scotland, which is here gently satirized by our artist. Read online at British Museum.... View More

Author(s): Richard Doyle
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Punch Volume 4 (1843)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 5 (1843)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 6 (1844)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 7 (1844)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 8 (1845)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 9 (1845)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Almanack of the Month (1846)

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A review of current events which ran for one year and was published in two volumes. Read for free online at HathiTrust: Volume 1 and Volume 2.... View More

Author(s): Anonymous
Gilbert Abbott à Beckett
Horace Mayhew
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle

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Punch Volume 10 (1846)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 11 (1846)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 12 (1847)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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Punch Volume 13 (1847)

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A British humor, satire and news magazine, famous for its illustrations, including those first designated as ‘cartoons.’ Read online at Google.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Richard Doyle
Et al

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