Masterpieces of Humor

A delightful collection of humorous classic tales by some of the world’s greatest raconteurs.

• 1. “The Cabmen’s Shelter” by A. J. Alan
• 2. “The Giraffe Problem” by Barry Pain
• 3. “The Man Who Stole a Meeting House” by John Townsend Trowbridge
• 4. “Hot Potatoes” by Arnold Bennett
• 5. “Mons. Cassecrouche’s Inspiration” by George Walter Thornbury
• 6. “The Burglary” by Arnold Bennett
• 7. “The 19 Club” by A. J. Alan
• 8. “Self-Help” by W. W. Jacobs
• 9. “Gabriel-Ernest” by Saki
• 10. “An Undergraduate’s Aunt” by F. Anstey
• 11. “Major Namby” by Wilkie Collins
• 12. “The Lightning-Rod Man” by Herman Melville
• 13. “The Murder of the Mandarin” by Arnold Bennett
• 14. “A Coincidence” by A. J. Alan
• 15. “Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty” by Stacy Aumonier
• 16. “The McWiliamses and the Burglar Alarm” by Mark Twain
• 17. “Memoirs of a Yellow Dog” by O. Henry
• 18. “The Belated Russian Passport” by Mark Twain
• 19. “The Test” by W. W. Jacobs
• 20. “The Model Millionaire” by Oscar Wilde
• 21. “Smoked Skipper” by W. W. Jacobs
• 22. “Curried Cow” by Ambrose Bierce
• 23. “The Black Poodle” by F. Anstey
• 24. “The One Million Pound Banknote” by Mark Twain
• 25. “The Changeling” by W. W. Jacobs
• 26. “The Inconsiderate Waiter” by J. M. Barrie