Romances that occasionally (or frequently) made you laugh out loud — or at least chuckle — set in England between 1800-1900. Not grossly slapstick. Let's try to limit this list to 3 or 4 books per author, if that works out.
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164 books · 52 voters · list created June 21st, 2015 by Kathleen (votes) .
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message 1: by Kathleen (new)

Kathleen VOTE FUNNY BOOK
Hello Historic Romance Readers,
I created a list of funny books, specific to Regency or Victorian-era England (1800-1900, roughly). Please add your favorites and cast your votes.
VOTE FUNNY BOOK


message 2: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Apr 06, 2019 09:10AM) (new)

BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) Apart from Georgette Heyer, who is (nearly?) unbeatable, try Emily Windsor's books. They are sure able to make me laugh 😃


message 3: by Blondie (new)

Blondie Lynsay Sands Historicals are all funny


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