Joe Miller's Jests Or The Wits Vade Mecum (1739)

Joe Miller's Jests Or The Wits Vade Mecum is a collection of jokes and humorous anecdotes compiled by a man named Joe Miller and first published in 1739. The book was immensely popular in its time and has since become a classic of English humor. The collection includes a wide variety of jokes, ranging from puns and wordplay to bawdy humor and satirical commentary on contemporary society. Many of the jokes are still familiar today, such as the classic ""Why did the chicken cross the road?"" The book has been reprinted many times over the years and remains a beloved and influential work in the history of English comedy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.