Comic novels
14 books
Aladdin & Co.: A Romance of Yankee MagicHerbert Quick · 1907A 1907 novel by Herbert Quick, narrated by Albert Barslow, a young Midwesterner newly in love who recounts his friendship with James Elkins. The story follows their fortunes in the western town of Lattimore, where they join a syndicate of boosters, speculators, and railroad men.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
BambiMarjorie Benton Cooke · 1914A 1914 illustrated novel by Marjorie Benton Cooke about Bambina, a spirited professor's daughter who resolves to marry Jarvis Jocelyn, an impractical young playwright, and support him while he pursues his artistic ambitions.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Brewster's MillionsGeorge Barr McCutcheon · 1902A 1902 comic novel by George Barr McCutcheon about Monty Brewster, a young New Yorker who inherits a million dollars from his grandfather, setting the stage for an inheritance dilemma that shapes the story that follows.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to HeavenMark Twain · 1909A humorous narrative by Mark Twain about Captain Stormfield, who after death races comets through space on his long journey to the Hereafter and finally arrives at Heaven's jeweled gates, told as a tall tale to his friend Peters.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Joan and Co.Frederick Orin Bartlett · 1913A 1913 novel by Frederick Orin Bartlett about Dicky Burnett, a wealthy, idle young New Yorker who hopes to marry Joan Fairburne, a bored society girl, and follows events in their social and family lives.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
JonahRobert Nathan · 1925A 1925 novel by Robert Nathan retelling the biblical story of the prophet Jonah, following him from the desert schools of Israel to the court of King Jeroboam, with angels and talking animals appearing throughout the narrative.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
Ladies-In-WaitingKate Douglas Smith Wiggin · 1901A 1901 collection of stories by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin about unmarried women awaiting marriage, featuring heroines such as singer Thomasina Tucker, whose ocean voyage to London begins the title story.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
PenrodBooth Tarkington · 1914A 1914 novel by Booth Tarkington about eleven-year-old Penrod Schofield, a mischievous small-town boy, following his everyday adventures at home, at school, and with his dog Duke, including a reluctant role in a children's pageant and his own attempts at writing stories.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Cheerful SmugglersEllis Parker Butler · 1923A humorous 1908 novel in which Mr. and Mrs. Fenelby invent a "domestic tariff" to save money for baby Bobberts' college fund, taxing every item brought into their house, with domestic comedy following.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Daughter of Anderson CrowGeorge Barr McCutcheon · 1907A 1907 humorous novel set in the small town of Tinkletown, where self-important town marshal Anderson Crow, newly styled a "detective," finds his authority and dignity tested when a mysterious stranger arrives and a baby is left on a doorstep.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Green MouseRobert W. Chambers · 1910A 1910 illustrated novel by Robert W. Chambers about a penniless young New Yorker, trained as an electrical engineer, who becomes a professional magician and finds work and romance after losing his fortune.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية
The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young ManGeorge Randolph Chester · 1909A 1909 novel in which idle young heir Bobby Burnit, disowned in his father's will except for the family department store, must learn to run the business himself while pursuing Agnes Elliston, the woman he hopes to marry.ENES中文हिन्दीالعربية