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Humor
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Book-a-Minute Classics 
 Hilarious (and brief) synopses of famous literature from Jane Austen to Edith Wharton. At the bottom of the page, find links to their versions of science fiction/fantasy, bedtime stories, and movies. http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/classics.shtml Topics: Literature: Fiction Last updated Jul 8, 2004 Book-a-Minute Classics: The Grapes of Wrath
A humorous synopsis of Steinbeck's classic novel. http://www.rinkworks.com/bookaminute/b/steinbeck.grapes.shtml Topics: Agriculture, Literature: Fiction, Nonfiction by Genre, Sports, Recreation, & Entertainment Last updated Jan 2, 2009 Mark Twain and American Humor
This lesson plan for high school students examines the "structure and characterization in the short story and consider the significance of humor through a study of Mark Twain's 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.'" Includes links to the short story and to related material on topics such as literary humor (and "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," by Nathaniel Hawthorne). From EDSITEment, a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and other organizations. http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=327 Topics: Humor, Literature: Fiction Last updated Mar 6, 2006 Quidditch.com's Incomplete Guide to Lemony Snicket Allusions
To increase the ghastliness of Daniel Handler's "A Series of Unfortunate Events," this site provides brief explanations of the books' literary and other references, "minus the ones that would get me blocked by under-selective and over-active filters." Includes many links to more information. From a fan. http://www.quidditch.com/lemony%20snicket.htm Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Dec 23, 2004 A Series of Unfortunate Events
Web home of the enigmatic master of morbidity, Lemony Snicket, aka Daniel Handler, and his best-selling series of children's novels chronicling the lugubrious lives of the orphans Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire. Users who defy the author's warnings to turn off their computers and desist from reading about "A Series of Unfortunate Events" will find plenty of inspired and comic melodrama among the book excerpts, summaries, character sketches, and "dismal diversions." http://www.lemonysnicket.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Literature: Fiction Last updated Dec 23, 2004 |
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