Comic classics

Books that are still funny: boating trips, pompous clergymen and very bad advice.

Cover of The Alchemist

The AlchemistBen Jonson

Cover of Barchester Towers

Barchester TowersAnthony Trollope

Cover of Cranford

CranfordElizabeth Gaskell

Cover of The History of Mr. Polly

The History of Mr. PollyH. G. Wells

Cover of The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling

The History of Tom Jones, a FoundlingHenry Fielding

Cover of Kipps

KippsH. G. Wells

Cover of Nightmare Abbey

Nightmare AbbeyThomas Love Peacock

Cover of Nonsense Books

Nonsense BooksEdward Lear

Cover of Northanger Abbey

Northanger AbbeyJane Austen

Cover of The School for Scandal

The School for ScandalRichard Brinsley Sheridan

Cover of She Stoops to Conquer

She Stoops to ConquerOliver Goldsmith

Cover of The Short Stories of Saki

The Short Stories of SakiSaki

Cover of Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a BoatJerome K. Jerome