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    The comic tradition in Irish women writers /
    Published 1996
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    The labyrinth of the comic : theory and practice from Fielding to Freud /
    by Simon, Richard Keller
    Published 1985
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    The macaroni. A comedy : As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in York.
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    The Busy Body : a collection of periodical essays, moral, whimsical, comic, and sentimental, by Mr. Oulton, author of several fugitive pieces.
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    The Englishman return'd from Paris : being the sequel to The Englishman in Paris. A farce in two acts. As it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Samuel Foote, Esq.
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    The Englishman in Paris : A comedy, in two acts. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden. By Samuel Foote, Esq.
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    The fool: being a collection of essays and epistles : moral, political, humourous, and entertaining. Published in the Daily Gazetteer. With the author's preface, and a complete index.
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    A Select collection of historical tracts and anecdotes, in English and French : [One line in Latin from Horace].
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    Law is a bottomless pit: or, The history of John Bull : Published from a manuscript found in the cabinet of the famous Sir H. Polesworth, in the year 1712.
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    Cruelty and laughter : forgotten comic literature and the unsentimental Eighteenth Century /
    by Dickie, Simon
    Published 2011
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    The play that goes wrong /
    by Lewis, Henry
    Published 2013
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    Cruikshank's whimsical book : containing the funny anecdotes, stump speeches, recitations, and comic whimsicalities as used by him while performing at Hengler's, Newsome's, Sanger's, Cooke's and all the leading circuses of the British Empire /
    by Cruikshank, W. C.
    Published 1893
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    Shadow and substance /
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    [Fun upon fun:] or, The comical merry tricks of Leper the taylor. Part I.
    Published 1789
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    [Fun upon fun:] or, The comical merry tricks of Leper the taylor. Part II.
    Published 1789
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    Jemmy Twitcher's jests : Collected by a member of the Beef-Steak Club; and now first published by Daniel Gunston. Interspersed with variety of entertaining articles from his own budget; the whole consisting of tales, repartees, conundrums, bulls, jokes, double entendres, epigrams, puns, humbugs, catches, glees, and every other species of wit and humour. To which is now added, several anecdotes of eminent persons. With the favourite songs in Love in a village, and Shakespeare's Jubilee, at Stratford upon Avon, &c.
    by Gunston, Daniel
    Published 1772
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    The amorous jester; or, Rambler's Universal Library of fun, frolic, pleasure, and entertainment : Being a collection of jests and humours, that cannot fail to purge spleen, dissipate melancholy, expand hilarity, and fill the breast with most exquisite jollity. By Henry Ranger, author of A thousand good things.
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    The compleat universal jester: or, Pocket companion for the wits : Being a choice collection of merry conceits, facetious droileries, humorous waggeries, smart repartees, pleasant jokes, bon mots, comic stories, notable puns, witty quibbles, and ridiculous bulls. To which are added, a great number of out-o'th'-way conundrums, diverting rebusses, poignant epigrams, odd and uncommon epitaphs, &c. &c. The whole calculated to divert and promote inoffensive mirth, and good company. Containing more in number, and greater variety, than any book of the kind yet published. By Ferdinando Killigrew, Esq; the world's a jest.
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    Shakespeare's jests, or The jubilee jester : Being the most curious collection of funny jokes, merry stories, droll adventures, frolicksome tales, witty quibbles, youthful pranks, smart repartees, double entendres wise sayings, witty jests, anecdote waggeries whims, humbugs puns, bon mots and laughable tricks. That ever were offered to the public in this kingdom. To which are added a curious collection of conundrums, clever epigrams, amorous poems, the esteemed jubilee and vauxhall songs, sung this season. Humorous epitaphs, facetious dialogues, catches glees, &c. And a new collection of the most favourite toasts, sentiments, and hob nobs now the ton. The whole comprising the witty sayings, quick repartees of the several shinging wits of the present age. Which will expel cars, drown grief, create mirth, and give the reader a light heart and a chearful countenance, and teaching the agreeable art of story telling to both sexes.
    Published 1790
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    The comical fellow : Or, Wit and humour for town and country; containing the newest, drollest, laughable collection of pleasant adventures, wholesome stories, humourous sayings, entertaining tales, agreeable humbugs, meery waggaries, smart repartees, good quibbles, keen replies, diverting jests funny jokes, lively bon mots, excellent puns, curious bulls, and other flashes of merriment. The whole being freed from the old, stale and insip...d jests, which are in most other collections, and contain more wit and fun than any thing of the kind ever yet published, though at more than treble the price. By Tim. Gape, grin-master general.
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