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 Chekhov1. A Defenseless creature2. From the diary of an assistant accountant3. Sergeant Prishibeyev4. Oh! The Public!5. A Letter to a Learned Neighbor6. A Horse Name7. The ChameleonVlas Doroshevich8. The Twentieth Century9. Treatment with Wild Strawberries, Strawberries and Garden Red Currants10. Grooms11. Legend About the Origin of the Corset12. Other Men's Wives 13. Headless VisitorAlexandr Kuprin14.The White AcaciaSasha Chοrny15.Sausage occultism16.Greek tyrant17.BouillabaisseO.Henry18.Pharaoh and Сhoral19. Let Me Feel Your Pulse! 20. The Red Dress21. A Thousand Dollars22. The Stale BreadJerome Klapka Jerome23. How Peter Hope's magazine began24. Clocks Arkady Averchenko25.Knight of Industry26.Ninochka27.Pinchus Rosenberg28.Litmus test29.Feast of Love30 Long distance swimmerYefim Zozulya31.What people don't get bored of32.How people get boredSemyon Yushkevich33. Dudka is having fun
