Ha! A Christian Philosophy of Humor
Laughter is the best medicine, a popular saying. This book is a Christian explanation of good humor: to make people laugh, explaining why that is good.
[Adapted from the book] If you ask, "Is there...
Literature - Humor
Father Brown Stories
The famous detective stories created by Chesterton appeared between 1910 and 1935. After the writer's death in 1936, they were collected in five volumes: The Innocence Of Father Brown; The Wisdom Of Father...
The Haunted Bookshop
The novel continues the adventures of the Mifflin couple, protagonists of "The Travelling Bookshop", who find themselves settled in Brookling and owners of a bookshop that is frequented by a variety of...
Lessons in Chemistry
Plot The protagonist and her partner are depicted as fiercely truthful young chemists in their pursuit of scientific discovery. Tragedy truncates their trajectory and Elizabeth Zott, the protagonist takes a...
The Screwtape Letters
Screwtape, an experienced devil, writes letters to his nephew giving him advice on how to tempt “his human” and keep him under control. In this book Lewis shows an exceptional knowledge of human nature, its...
The house by the sea
In Plant Dreaming Deep, May Sarton describes her years living in Nelson, a hilly and unpopulated area, about two hours from Boston. In 1973, she suffered a crisis and, on the advice of friends, decided to...
The I.O.U.
It is a humorous short story about an editor who is only interested in increasing sales and does not realize that he has just met the protagonist of a novel who is very upset because he believes that his...
Scoop
This is a funny, but at the same time thoughtful and cynical novel about journalism in the thirties of the twentieth century, coinciding with the fashion of reporters on the hunt for news and the emergence...
Dear Mrs Bird
London, 1940. Emmeline Lake does everything she can to get involved in the wartime world she lives in, volunteering as a telephone operator for the Auxiliary Fire Service. When Emmy sees a job offer for the...
Murder of My Aunt
Short British novel, full of typical English humor, about a young man who depends on his aunt Mildred, and who tries by all possible means to get rid of her. Edward, who lost his parents in an accident,...