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Books in the Humorous genre:

The Peradventures of Private Pagett (1911)

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Humorous stories of a soldier of the King, with a bit of an edge. The illustrations in this edition have been colored.

Author(s): Major W. P. Drury
Illustrator(s): Arthur Rackham

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Pinocchio, The Tale of a Puppet (1911)

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The first English translation of the adventures of the mischevious puppet was originally published in 1892. This edition, with illustrations by Charles Folkard, was the standard edition for many decades and was reprinted many times by different publi... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Charles Folkard

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Rumbo Rhymes: or The Great Combine (1911)

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A poem wherein the animate creation objects to man’s domination. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Alfred C. Calmour
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Tailor and the Crow: An Old Rhyme with New Drawings (1911)

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The tailor shoots an arrow into the air and it lands. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): L. Leslie Brooke
Illustrator(s): L. Leslie Brooke

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The Tennessee Shad (1911)

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The Prodigious Hickey has moved on but life continues at The Lawrenceville School. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Owen Johnson
Illustrator(s): F. R. Gruger

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The Complete Nonsense Book (1912)

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A complete compilation of Lear’s nonsense up to the time of publication. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Edward Lear
Illustrator(s): Edward Lear

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The Prince and Betty (1912)

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Betty Silver is attracted to John Maude, but when her stepfather orders her to marry him she runs away to New York and gets a job on a crusading newspaper. John follows her and the course of true love does not run smooth. The American edition include... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): None

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The Prince and Betty (1912)

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Betty Silver is attracted to John Maude, but when her stepfather orders her to marry him she runs away to New York and gets a job on a crusading newspaper. John follows her and the course of true love does not run smooth. This original edition includ... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Will Grefe

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The Revolt: A Play in One Act (1912)

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The suffragettes prepare to take over the world. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (1912)

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The classic collection of stories about a small town in Canada, including The Marine Excursions of the Knights of Pythias. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): Cyrus Cuneo

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Behind the Beyond and Other Contributions to Human Knowledge (1913)

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A collection of humorous essays by the Canadian master. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): Anne Harriet Fish

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The Terrible Twins (1913)

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A pair of twins, brother and sister, terrorize the community of Little Deeping, to say nothing of the cats. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Hanson Booth

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Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich (1914)

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An undisputed comic masterpiece which includes more stories about Maricopa, the subject of Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen Leacock
Illustrator(s): None

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The Intervening Lady (1914)

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We follow the Lady Noggs as she grows up as head of the Grandison family. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Hanson Booth

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The Man Upstairs and Other Stories (1914)

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A collection of short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Strand, Cosmopolitan, and Collier’s. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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Penrod (1914)

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A saga of the American boy, in the days when the stable behind the house was empty but had not yet become a garage. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Booth Tarkington
Illustrator(s): Gordon Grant

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Pollyooly (1914)

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Pollyooly, the angel child with the red hair, with a three year old brother to support, takes the post of housekeeper to the Hon. John Ruffin, and is soon on the road to independence. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Hanson Booth

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Happy Pollyooly: The Rich Little Poor Girl (1915)

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The further adventures of Pollyooly, the angel child with the red hair. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Edgar Jepson
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

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Psmith Journalist (1915)

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Mike and Psmith travel to America. While Mike is playing exhibition cricket matches in Philadelphia, Psmith stays in New York and goes to work at a newspaper, Cosy Moments. While the editor is away, Psmith and the acting editor decide to spice things... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): T. M. R. Whitwell

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Something Fresh (1915)

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In this, the first of the Castle Blandings saga, Lord Emsworth casually pockets a valuable scarab belonging one of his guests. Two thieves are brought in and Freddie Threepwood loses his fiancee before the happy ending. Read online at archive.org.&nb... View More

Author(s): P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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