Satire, Humor and Irony in some cases have been regarded as the most effective source to understand a society, the oldest form of social study.

Contents:

• The Cop and the Anthem by O. Henry
• The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry
• What Stumped the Blue Jays by Mark Twain
• The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
• The Toys of Peace by Saki (H. H. Munro)
• The Artful Hussar by Johann Peter Hebel
• From The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Rudolf Erich Raspe
• The Golden Honeymoon by Ring Lardner
• When I Was a Witch by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
• Micromegas: A Philosophical History by Voltaire