laughter on parade: a compendium of comedy classics

This is a British collection of 34 stories by various comedic writers. It spans the ages as the selection includes both Charles Dickens and Woody Allen! Can't think of many collections that would offer those two under the same covers! Includes "The Waltz" by Dorothy Parker (one of my favorites), "Tom Edison's Shaggy Dog" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and "A Visit to Niagra" by Mark Twain. All in all, a good book to keep by the bed when a laugh is needed in short order.