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Originally Posted by jbcohen
What's the best joke that you have read in a book?
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That's so hard for me to answer, because I usually think of the humour as being part of the story, and I don't read books of 'jokes'.
But, I can say that one of the best series of humorous books that I've read is EF Benson's Mapp and Lucia (Benson 1867-1940). These 6 books are written over a long period, 1920 to 1939, and satirise English middle class pretensions. They are absolutely hilarious, and an absolute joy to read.
One of the best scenes (for me) was in book 4, Mapp and Lucia, when both Mapp and Lucia got caught in a flood and sailed off on an upturned domestic kitchen table. Oh my, those scenes still bring tears of laughter rolling down my face!!
The books are public domain and free in Australia:
https://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/b/benson/ef/