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Re: Books reading recommendation request

by John Kane <jrkrideau@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jul 31, 2007 at 05:07 AM

On Jul 29, 4:02 pm, Neil Jones <castellan2004-cn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Don Phillipson wrote:
> > "Neil Jones" <castellan2004-cn...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> >news:E85ri.12270$GO6.1721@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> >> The only funny author that I know is P.G. Wodehouse
> >> who makes fun of the mistakes of the rich.  Are there any other good
> >> authors or classic books that are funny?
>
> > Tell us first  whether you prefer American, British or
> > other funny novels.   People who enjoy Thurber or S.J.
> > Perelman may not enjoy Roald Dahl or Evelyn Waugh.
>
> Thank you for replying.  I am interested in funny novels without any bad
> language.  It does not matter if it is
British/American/Australian/Indian.
>
> NJ

Most of the Jerome K. Jerome books.

For light mystery reading the early Donald Westlake books are fun.

For rather funny but caustic social commentary Jane Eyre

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
 




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Re: Books reading recommendation request
John Kane <jrkrideau@[  2007-07-31 05:07:23 
Re: Books reading recommendation request
Blue Sow <janet.read@[  2007-07-31 13:49:48 
Re: Books reading recommendation request
"John Briggs" &  2007-07-31 13:50:19 
Re: Books reading recommendation request
Blue Sow <janet.read@[  2007-07-31 17:08:08 

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