MY ACCOUNT | MY BOOKS
Treasury of Great Children's Books Logo

Browse

string(6) "Public"

Humorous Genre

default book cover image

Books in the Humorous genre:

The Admiral’s Caravan (1892)

admirals caravan carryl birch.jpg book cover

A young girl named Dorothy takes a journey with three wooden statues who come alive on Christmas Eve. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Charles E. Carryl
Illustrator(s): Reginald Birch

Details »

The American Claimant (1892)

american claimant.jpg book cover

Colonel Mulberry Sellers, an American entrepreneur, succeeds to a British Earldom. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

Details »

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children (1892)

christmas every day howells.jpg book cover

The story of a little girl who wanted it to be Christmas every day … and it was! Plus four other stories. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): William Dean Howells
Illustrator(s): Unknown

Details »

Merry Tales (1892)

Merry-Tales-twain.jpg book cover
Seven essays and stories previously published in magazines. The second issue has the frontispiece photo of the author. Read online at archive.org.... View More

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

Details »

The Story of a Puppet (1892)

Story of a Puppet Collodi mazzani 1st eng book cover
This entry in The Children's Library is the first publication in English of the adventures of the mischevious puppet who wanted to become a real boy. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Carlo Collodi
Illustrator(s): Enrico Mazzanti

Details »

The 1,000,000 Pound Bank Note and Other New Stories (1893)

1000000 Bank Note twain beard.jpg book cover
A collection of nine stories. These were included in the larger omnibus The American Claimant, etc. of 1917. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Dan Beard

Details »

The Brownies at Home (1893)

brownies at home cox book cover
Through the year with the Scotch sprites. Read online at Internet Archive. Or at Baldwin Library.... View More

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

Details »

Humorous Poems (1893)

hoods humorous poems brock book cover

A collection of humorous poems. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Thomas Hood
Illustrator(s): C. E. Brock

Details »

The Peterkin Papers (1893)

Peterkin papers hale 2nd ed 2 book cover
This second edition of the stories about a muddle-headed family and their friend, the lady from Philadelphia, contains an additional story: "The Peterkins at the Farm." Read online at Internet Archive.... View More

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

Details »

The Brownies Around the World (1894)

brownies around the world cox book cover
The Scots fairies are off on a world tour. Read online at Baldwin Library. Or at Internet Archive.... View More

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

Details »

The History of Reynard the Fox (1894)

History-of-Reynard-the-Fox-.jpg book cover
An English verse version of a popular epic satire, first translated by William Caxton. This is the first edition. Here is the second edition. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): William Caxton
F. S. Ellis
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

Details »

The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson and the Comedy Those Extraordinary Twins (1894)

puddnhead wilson twain.jpg book cover
The son of a free woman and the son of a slave woman are switched at birth. Is it nature or nurture that determines their character? Those Extraordinary Twins was written first as a satire, but the story of the two children and Pudd’nhead Wilso... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): F. M. Senior
C. H. Warren

Details »

The Brownies Through the Union (1895)

brownies through the Union book cover
The intrepid sprites set out to see the states. Read online at Baldwin Library. Or at archive.org.... View More

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

Details »

Mr. Midshipman Easy (1895)

mr midshipman easy marryat zogbaum.jpg book cover

A young man, who seems very like a fool, is sent to sea and makes good.

Author(s): Frederick Marryat
Illustrator(s): Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum

Details »

Reynard the Fox (1895)

reynard the fox jacobs card book cover

The medieval beast fable of how Reynard the Fox tricked the King of beasts and his court. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Anonymous
Henry Cole
Illustrator(s): W. Frank Calderon

Details »

The Bad Child’s Book of Beasts: Verses (1896)

Bad Childs Book of Beasts belloc BTB UK.jpg book cover
A collection of humorous verses by the English master in the tradition of Struwwelpeter. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Hilaire Belloc
Illustrator(s): Basil T. Blackwood

Details »

Cock Robin and Other Stories (1896)

cock robin cox book cover
Five stories by E. Veale, the fairy tale authoress, illustrated by Palmer Cox. Read online at Baldwin Library.... View More

Author(s): E. Veale
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Details »

The Jolly Chinee (1896)

jolly chinee cox veale 2 book cover

Six stories with pictures. Read online at Baldwin Library.

Author(s): E. Veale
Illustrator(s): Palmer Cox

Details »

How to Tell a Story and Other Essays (1897)

How to Tell a Story and Other Essays twain.jpg book cover

A collection of eight essays, including Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offences. Read online at archive.org.

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

Details »

Mansfield Park (1897)

mansfieldparkaustenthomson.jpg book cover

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.

Author(s): Jane Austen
Illustrator(s): Hugh Thomson

Details »

Sign up for our free book-of-the-week email!

Looking for updates from the Treasury of Great Children's books? Look no further, our Book-of-the-Week email is free and will keep you informed of the latest happenings!

Please fill out the form to subscribe:

* indicates required