Literature Jokes: Laugh Your Way Through Classic Tales.

Dr. Watson - "What kind of school does that 9 year old go to?"
Sherlock - "Elementary my dear Watson."

I’m a writer. If I seem cold, it’s because I’m surrounded by drafts.

Do you know the difference between fiction and reality? It's that fiction has to make sense...

What did the rooster do to impress the hen? He wrote poultry for her.

I was a bookkeeper for 10 years… the local libraries weren’t too happy about it.

what outdoor game does Jekyll like?
Hyde and seek.

I went to the library today to find a new book about Pavlov's dog and Schrodinger's cat, that went on a road trip together. The librarian said "It rings a bell, but I'm not sure if it is there or not?"

I read a story about pig anatomy. It was all straightforward until I found a twist in the tale.

I couldn’t get a reservation at the local library.
Know why?
…wait for it…
They were fully booked!

Why was Cinderella thrown off the basketball team?
She ran away from the ball.

Got a book from the library on Stockholm Syndrome. Didn't like it at first, but by the end I thought it was great.

My editor worked really hard on my book about Podiatry, especially the foot notes.

I just read David Copperfield by Charles Dickens, not a mention about his magic tricks.

My friend asked if I could help him write a bedtime story for his kids.
I thought "what a novel idea".

I just read that Little Red Riding Hood has just been found in a critical condition. Paramedics have stabilised her condition, but she's not out of the woods yet.

Writing fairy tales can be a Grimm business!

Why are Sherlock Holmes taxes so low? He's a master of deduction.

Holmes, where do lemons come from?
A lemon tree, my dear Watson.

My father had very poor hearing. When I tried to ask him who Sherlock Holmes’ partner was, all he could say in reply was “What, son?”

I’m reading a great book about an immortal dog – I’m finding it impossible to put down.

I dig, you dig, we dig, he digs, she digs, they dig.

It's not a beautiful poem, but it is very deep.

I've just written a book on cats!
Although it would have been so much easier if I'd written it on paper.

What do you call a book written by a nun?

Nun-fiction.

Why does Sherlock Holmes love Mexican restaurants?
They give him good case ideas.

How did Harry Potter get down the hill? Walking.
Jk! Rowling.

What's a bee's favorite novel?

The Great Gats-bee.

Have you read the book 'The Ultimate Basement'?

Should be a best cellar...

I’ve got a very old pencil, that was once owned by William Shakespeare. But he chewed the end, so I can’t tell if it’s 2b or not 2b.

Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.

I'm currently reading a book called: 'Swimming the English Channel'...
by Francis Near.

I'm killing off a couple of characters in the book I'm writing.

It should spice up my auto-biography.

I gave up writing a book on swear words in braille, it just felt wrong.

"The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man."
~T.S. Eliot

Teacher: “If Shakespeare were alive today, what would he be most famous for?”

Pupil: “His Age.”

Many years ago I had this crazy idea about writing a novel about the Civil War but then suddenly it was all gone with the wind.

What building in New York has the most stories?
The Public Library.

"All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey Or a stranger comes to town."
-Leo Tolstoy

A chicken published a book titled "Poultry in Motion: How I Crossed the Road and Got to the Other Side", and she received the Pulletzer Prize award.

Many people think that Edgar Allan Poe was a raven madman.

“All poets write bad poetry. Bad poets publish them, good poets burn them.”
Umberto Eco