This is a Librivox collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Emphasis for this collection is Humor in various genres -- fiction and non-fiction. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

This collection comprises:

Aspects of Game Captaincy, from A Wodehouse Miscellany, by P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
Beyond Pandora, by Robert J. Martin
Boar-Pig, The, by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) (1870–1916)
Closing Number, by Will M. Cressy (1863-1930)
Cosmopolite In A Café, A, by O. Henry (1862-1910)
English As She Is Wrote, Chapter 2, Advertisers and on Sign Boards, 1883, Anonymous
English As She Is Wrote, Chapter 3, Epitaphs, 1883, Anonymous
Greedy Dog, The, by Lida Brown McMurry (1853-1942)
Hard Guy, by H. B. Carleton (1908-1999)
Journalism in Tennessee, by Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Life's Eternal Query, by Thomas L. Masson (1866-1934)
Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor ("Mrs. Partington" selections), by B.P. Shillaber (1814-1890)
Mr Punch Awheel (Selections), edited by Sir John Alexander Hammerton (1871-1949)
My Watch, by Mark Twain (1835–1910)
New Advertising, The, from A Wodehouse Miscellany, by P.G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)
Noting an Increase in Bigamy, by Robert Benchley (1889-1945)
Ode to my Clothes by Sir W.S. Gilbert (1836–1911)
On University Snobs, by William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863)
Poppa Needs Shorts, by Walt Richmond (1922-1977) and Leigh Richmond (1911-1996)
Rash Assumption, A (author unknown) from Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 9, 1914
Reginald In Russia, by Saki (Hector Hugh Munro) (1870–1916)
Steam-Roller Man's Story, The (1914) by Harry J. Rowland and George Hay
Two Doves, The, by Lida B McMurry (1853-1942)
Vaudeville Vs The Legitimate, by Will M. Cressy (1863-1930)
When Papa Swore in Hindustani, from A Wodehouse Miscellany, by P. G. Wodehouse (1881-1975)

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