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Humour — page 7
292 public-domain humour books, summarised. Page 7 of 7.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 3rd, 1920
Various
Gentlemen in top hats negotiate with rogue street vendors, while returning veterans swap outrageous war yarns and politicians trade jabs across the aisle.
Diplomatic Immunity
Robert Sheckley
A diplomatic envoy with an impenetrable defense presents Earth with an impossible ultimatum: submit to a galactic empire or face inevitable colonization.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 09, May 28, 1870
Various
A sharp-witted Gilded Age satire captures Post-Civil War America through biting political takedowns, theater reviews, bad puns, and absurd period advertisements.
The Clockmaker
Thomas Chandler Haliburton
A sharp-tongued Connecticut peddler rides through 1830s Nova Scotia, hawking cheap clocks to gullible locals while delivering a relentless, humorous critique of North American society.