The World of Wit and Humour
Publisher: Cassell & Co. Ltd.
Published: 1895
Place of publication: London
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 488
Description: An anthology of humorous prose and poetry, including works by J.M. Barrie, Charles Dickens, Oliver Goldsmith, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Douglas Jerrold, Barry Pain, William Thackeray and Mark Twain. Very dated now but a good insight into the humour of past centuries.