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Books in the Humorous genre:

Phantasmagoria (1869)

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A collection of less well known poems by the author of Alice. Many were subsequently published along with The Hunting of the Snark and a few new poems as Rhyme? and Reason? Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Roughing It (1872)

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An account of the author’s adventures in the West, in particular among the mining camps. It was published in England in two volumes, the second part titled The Innocents at Home. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Eminent Artists

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Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There (1872)

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Alice returns to Wonderland by way of the looking glass over the mantle and meets many queer people, including the Walrus and the Carpenter. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): John Tenniel

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Mark Twain’s Sketches: New and Old (1875)

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Sixty-six pieces, many of which were previously published from the author’s periodical journalism. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): True W. Williams

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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)

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In the 1840s a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer lives with his Aunt Polly and his half-brother Sid, in the Mississippi River town of St. Petersburg, Missouri. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): True W. Williams

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Hans von Pelter's Trip to Gotham in Pen and Pencil (1876)

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An innocent visits New York and barely escapes with his life, thanks to his Limburger cheese. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits (1876)

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The Bellman, the Baker and their friends succeed, unfortunately, in finding the Snark --it was a Boojum, you see. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s): Henry Holiday

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Bracebridge Hall: Selections from the Sketch Book (1877)

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A comic novel of England by an American expatriate, best known for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Washington Irving
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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How Columbus Found America (1877)

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A burlesque history of Columbus' first voyage to America in verse and pictures. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, KG in Upwards of 100 Cartoons (1878)

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The career of the British Prime Minister and novelist as depicted in the cartoons published in Punch. Read for free online at HathiTrust.... View More

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

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The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878)

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This comic masterpiece by Jane Austen’s favorite poet describes what started out as a quiet expedition to the country. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): William Cowper
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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Punch, Brothers, Punch! and Other Sketches (1878)

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Nine stories and essays. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): None

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That Stanley! (1878)

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A satiric panagyric on the famous African explorer's quest to find Dr. Livingston. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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The Children's Funny Book (1879)

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A collection of verse, nonsense and cautionary. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox
Et al

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An Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879)

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A comic poem on the subject of man bites dog. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Oliver Goldsmith
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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How the Froggies Go to Sleep (1879)

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A collection of sixteen short stories and poems - better than average for its era. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Kirk Munroe
Et al
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox
Louisa Parsons Stone Hopkins

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R. Caldecott’s Picture Book: Volume 1 (1879)

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This first omnibus volume contains: The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1878) The House That Jack Built (1878) The Babes in the Wood (1879) Elegy on the Death of a Mad Dog (1879) Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
William Cowper
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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A Holiday Greeting (1880)

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A collection of stories and poems. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): Palmer Cox
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

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The Peterkin Papers (1880)

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A collection of nonsense stories about the family of Peterkins who rely on the Lady from Philadelphia to extricate them from their troubles. read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Lucretia P. Hale
Illustrator(s): Anonymous

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Sing a Song for Sixpence (1880)

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Sing a song for six pence
A pocket full of rye.

Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Randolph Caldecott
Illustrator(s): Randolph Caldecott

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