33 Best Humorous Stories

The book presents 33 of the best humorous stories from the pen brilliant Russian and foreign writers, "kings of laughter" who worked at the turn of the 19th—20th centuries.

Laughter is one of the most valuable human property, evidence of his freedom and guarantee of a good mood. Thanks to this book You will find out how and what people laughed at in different parts of the world. earth more than a hundred years ago.

The themes of the stories are different, but they combines the greatest authorial skill notice the fun and comical even in the most boringly gray everyday issues, accuracy of characteristics and light.

The book contains the best humorous works by A. Chekhov, V. Doroshevich, A. Kuprin, Sasha Chorny, A. Averchenko, E. Zozuli, S. Yushkevich, as well as O. Henry, J. C. Jerome-"kings of laughter" who worked at the turn of the 19th—20th centuries:

Anton Chekhov
1. “A Defenseless Creature”
2. “From the Diary of an Assistant Accountant”
3. “Sergeant Prishibeyev”
4. “Oh! The Public!”
5. “A Letter to a Learned Neighbor”
6. “A Horse Name”
7. “The Chameleon”

Vlas Doroshevich
8. “The Twentieth Century”
9. “Treatment with Wild Strawberries, Strawberries and Garden Red Currants”
10. “Grooms”
11. “Legend About the Origin of the Corset”
12. “Other Men's Wives”
13. “Headless Visitor”

Alexandr Kuprin
14. “The White Acacia”

Sasha Chοrny
15. “Sausage Occultism”
16. “Greek Tyrant”
17. “Bouillabaisse”

O. Henry
18. “Pharaoh and Сhoral”
19. “Let Me Feel Your Pulse!”
20. “The Red Dress”
21. “A Thousand Dollars”
22. “The Stale Bread”

Jerome Klapka Jerome
23. “How Peter Hope's Magazine Began”
24. “Clocks”

Arkady Averchenko
25. “Knight of Industry”
26. “Ninochka”
27. “Pinchus Rosenberg”
28. “Litmus Test”
29. “Feast of Love”
30 “Long Distance Swimmer”

Yefim Zozulya
31. “What People Don't Get Bored of”
32. “How People Get Bored”

Semyon Yushkevich
33. “Dudka is Having Fun”