Satire
The Battle of the Books
Read by Elijah Fisher
Jonathan Swift
"The Battle of the Books" depicts a literal battle between books in the King's Library (housed in St James's Palace at the time of…
Slovenly Betsy
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Heinrich Hoffmann
Hienrich Hoffmann was a German psychiatrist and doctor. He had written poetry and sketches for his son, and was persuaded to have a collecti…
The Relentless City
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E. F. Benson
A satiric novel of manners written in Benson's classic style of gently poking fun at class structures and the people who fill them. This tim…
How to Make a Man of Consequence
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Mark Lemon
Mark Lemon had a natural talent for journalism and the stage, and, at twenty-six, retired from less congenial business to devote himself to …
Байки Леонiда Глiбова (Fables by Glibov)
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Leonid Hlibov
Леонід Глібов набув слави за свої оригінальні байки на української мові. Вiн відомий як один із засновників української літератури для дітей…
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Melis Stoke
Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In m…
Twilight Sleep
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Edith Wharton
Wharton miraculously finds it possible to satirize the very rich while simultaneously showing compassion and even grudging admiration for so…
The Fiend's Delight
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Ambrose Bierce
This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, pseudonym Dod Grile.It is a …
A Traveller from Altruria
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William Dean Howells
Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. T…
Bob & Ray WOR #116 August 20, 1973
Unknown
Mr and Mrs Broadway show, Dramatic scene with Mary and Vincent Price. Monday, 08/20/1973
Nachlaß des Diogenes von Sinope
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Christoph Martin Wieland
Nachlaß des Diogenes von Sinope.Aus einer alten Handschrift.Von Christoph Martin Wieland (1733-1813), veröffentlicht 1770.Wieland…
Riallaro: The Archipelago of Exiles
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Godfrey Sweven
John Macmillan Brown was born in New Zealand and a University professor, wrote under the pseudonym Godfrey Sweven. An excerpt from the Int…
Kunterbuntergang des Abendlandes. Grotesken
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Klabund
Klabund (eigentlich Alfred Georg Hermann „Fredi“ Henschke) beschreibt in kurzen Geschichten, grotesk, humorvoll, überspitzt und zuweile…
To The Immortal Memory of the Halibut
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William Cowper
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of To The Immortal Memory of the Halibut, On Which I Dined This Day, Monday, April 26, 1784 by W…
H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor
Read by David Wales
W. S. Gilbert
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan…
Mornings at Bow Street
Read by Chris Caron
John Wight
This is a collection of various articles found in Morning Herald columns. Some are found interesting, some may be hilarious! The 84 pieces o…
Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Finley Peter Dunne
In Chicago lay a street called Archey Road, which stretched through a neighborhood which was mostly Irish immigrants, among whom was Martin …
Geschichte der Abderiten
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Christoph Martin Wieland
Eine Geschichte über menschliche Schwächen und welch schweres Leben diejenigen wenigen Personen erdulden, die davon frei sind. 177…
The Lie (version 2)
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Sir Walter Raleigh
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of "The Lie" by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the fortnightly poem for the period begin…
Het Verlaten Huis
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
Verhaal over een zeer langdurig en vooral kostbaar juridisch proces, dat uiteindelijk toch tot een einde komt. In schril contrast met de nob…