Classic humor and satire

6 books

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's CourtMark Twain · 1889A satirical 1889 novel by Mark Twain in which a nineteenth-century Connecticut mechanic finds himself transported to sixth-century England, where he uses his modern knowledge amid King Arthur's knights and medieval customs.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Grimm Tales Made GayGuy Wetmore Carryl · 1902A 1902 collection of humorous verse retellings of classic fairy tales, including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Aladdin, each told in comic rhyme with a satirical moral and accompanied by illustrations by Albert Levering.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldJonathan Swift · 1726Jonathan Swift's 1726 satirical travel narrative recounts Captain Lemuel Gulliver's voyages to remote nations including Lilliput, Brobdingnag, Laputa, and the land of the Houyhnhnms, presented as his own published account.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Skippy Bedelle His Sentimental Progress From the Urchin to the Complete Man of the WorldOwen Johnson · 1923A humorous 1923 novel by Owen Johnson, part of his Lawrenceville Stories series, following schoolboy Skippy Bedelle as his contempt for girls gives way to his first romantic awakenings on his comic path from urchin to young man of the world.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The VarmintOwen Johnson · 1910A 1910 boys' novel by Owen Johnson, The Varmint follows young Stover, a mischievous prankster arriving by stagecoach at the Lawrenceville school, where his outrageous tall tales and stunts herald a new chapter in his schoolboy career.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Vice Versa; or, A Lesson to FathersF. Anstey · 1882An 1882 comic novel by F. Anstey in which a pompous London merchant named Paul Bultitude dreads his son Dick's return to boarding school, leading to a fantastical transformation that swaps the father and son, teaching the father a lesson.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية