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Browse Books - Humour

A Corner Boy Remembers
- Growing Up in St. John's
Genre(s): Non-Fiction Humour
Frank Kennedy recalls many fascinating and humorous events of the 1930s and 1940s as a boy growing up in St. John's, Newfoundland. ...read more

Softcover: $17.95


Lend Me Your Ears
Genre(s): Humour
In Lend me Your Ears: More Humorous Stories from Roaring Cove, the likable Schoolmaster continues to tell stories that comment on the goings on in Roaring Cove. The result is a delightful dose ...read more

Softcover: $12.95


Doctor, When You're Sick You're Not Well
- Forty Years of Outpatient Humour from Twillingate Hospital
Genre(s): Humour Non-Fiction
A collection of witty Newfoundland sayings, which the supposedly humorless surgeon, Dr. Olds of Twillingate, compiled during four decades of listening to his patients' fears and hopes. Olds, an Americ ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


Treasury of Newfoundland Humour and Wit, A
Genre(s): Humour
A Treasury of Newfoundland Humor and Wit provides its readers with a rare collection of the most humorous anecdotes and wit attributed to the fun-loving people of "the happy province," Newfound ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


Best of Al Clouston, The
Genre(s): Humour Non-Fiction
Newfoundland is not like any other province of Canada. Born of a colourful and romantic cultural heritage, it has the oldest history, the richest music and folklore, and the most relaxed lifestyle. B ...read more

Softcover: $9.95


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This Ramshackle Tabernacle

This Ramshackle Tabernacle is a collection of short stories set in and around the fictional villages of St. Lola and St. Olga in northeastern O...


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Caroline Stellings
Caroline Stellings is an author and illustrator of children’s books from Waterdown, Ontario. She is a professional artist who loves to paint the many ...



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