The book "Ironic Humoresques" by the famous writer N.N. Nosov is composed of literary sketches, or, as they are now called, essays in which the author freely expresses his thoughts in the form of thoughts, reflections on life, without associating himself with the usual form of story, essay or feuilleton. Is it necessary to take care of the purity of your speech, how to treat parents, how to raise young children (friends and foes), how to engage in self-education, how to read books and even how to write them, who should be considered a tradesman, etc. - these are the questions that the author touches in his book.