Beeton's Book of Anecdote, Wit, and Humor is a collection of humorous and witty prose and verse compiled by Samuel Orchart Beeton and originally published in 1875. The book contains a wide range of anecdotes, jokes, puns, humorous stories, and amusing poems from various authors, including Shakespeare, Dickens, and Thackeray, as well as lesser-known writers. The content is organized thematically, covering topics such as love and marriage, politics,...