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Humorous Genre
Books in the Humorous genre:
The Brinkmanship of Galahad Threepwood (1964)
Gally, as he is known to his friends, displays a sure hand in reuniting sundered hearts and fending off predatory old flames to bring peace once more to the sacred abode of the Empress of Blandings.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
John Alcorn
Captain Boldheart - The Magic Fishbone: Two Comedies (1964)
Captain Boldheart takes to piracy in despair of Latin grammar. The Princess Alicia for her part, sets matters to rights in her father’s kingdom with the aid of her fairy godmother Grandmarina.
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Hilary Knight
Comrade Don Camillo (1964)
The fifth collection of stories of a little Italian village in the valley of the Po where the priest Don Camillo battles the communist mayor Peppone.
Author(s):
Giovanni Guareschi
Illustrator(s):
Giovanni Guareschi
Emma (1964)
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.
Author(s):
Jane Austen
Illustrator(s):
Fritz Kredel
Frozen Assets (1964)
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
None
Gulliver’s Travels (1964)
Captain Lemuel Gulliver travels to various strange lands from the Lilliputian to the Brobdingnagnian.
Author(s):
Jonathan Swift
Illustrator(s):
Pauline Baynes
Nurse Matilda (1964)
Author(s):
Christianna Brand
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
The Pushcart War (1964)
Author(s):
Jean Merrill
Illustrator(s):
Ronni Solbert
The Shoe Bird (1964)
A parrot's repetitions result in chaos.
Author(s):
Eudora Alice Welty
Illustrator(s):
Beth Krush
Three Tall Tales (1964)
Three nonsense stories.
Author(s):
James Reeves
Illustrator(s):
Edward Ardizzone
ABC: Penned & Illustrated by Edward Lear, Himself (1965)
Another previously unpublished alphabet.
Author(s):
Edward Lear
Illustrator(s):
Edward Lear
The Alligator Case (1965)
Author(s):
William Pène du Bois
Illustrator(s):
William Pène du Bois
Galahad at Blandings (1965)
Gally, as he is known to his friends, displays a sure hand in reuniting sundered hearts and fending off predatory old flames to bring peace once more to the sacred abode of the Empress of Blandings.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
P. G. Wodehouse Selects the Best of Humor (1965)
P.G. Wodehouse selects humorous stories, pieces and cartoons.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Et al
Illustrator(s):
Various
Sparrow Socks (1965)
The McFee brothers need work and the sparrows need socks - so they get to work and soon not only the sparrows have socks, but the whole town does as well.
Author(s):
George Selden
Illustrator(s):
Peter Lippman
Aliciae per Speculum Tansitus (1966)
A Latin translation of the sequel to the most famous and popular fantasy novel in English.
Author(s):
Lewis Carroll
Illustrator(s):
John Tenniel
Asterix in Britain (1966)
Author(s):
René Goscinny
Illustrator(s):
Albert Uderzo
Henry Reed’s Baby-Sitting Service (1966)
Henry and Midge decide to start a baby-sitting service as their summer project.
Author(s):
Keith Robertson
Illustrator(s):
Robert McCloskey
Plum Pie (1966)
A collection of short stories starring favorite Wodehouse characters, including Bertie Wooster and Jeeves, Bingo Little, and Freddie Threepwood. The British edition includes additional material.
Author(s):
P. G. Wodehouse
Illustrator(s):
Unknown
Richard Scarry’s Silly Stories (1966)
Includes Mr. Fixit, who doesn’t.
Author(s):
Richard Scarry
Illustrator(s):
Richard Scarry