An outline of humor Being a true chronicle from prehistoric ages to the twentieth century

An anthology edited by Carolyn Wells, first published in 1923, collecting humorous verse and prose from prehistoric times to 1900. Arranged chronologically, it surveys English, American, and some foreign wit and humor through brief selected extracts.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor, 1900 to 1929›Jokes, anecdotes, and anthologies

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Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic humor and satire›American and Canadian humor, 1900 to 1929›Jokes, anecdotes, and anthologies