Satire
Rameau's Nephew
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Denis Diderot
Rameau's Nephew, or the Second Satire (French: Le Neveu de Rameau ou La Satire seconde) is an imaginary philosophical conversation written b…
Zuleika Dobson
Read by Termin Dyan
Max Beerbohm
A wickedly funny 1911 satire on undergraduate life in Edwardian Oxford' in which the entire student body of Oxford university including the …
Love and Mr Lewisham
Read by Anthony Ogus
H. G. Wells
The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. H. G. Wells’ humorous early novel, drawing on his own life, show…
Samuel the Seeker
Read by DPranitis
Upton Sinclair
What would happen to you if you tried to make your way in the world believing all the clear, simple things you had ever been taught growing …
1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors
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Mark Twain
Please note: this recording contains strong language."1601," wrote Mark Twain, "is a supposititious conversation which takes …
The Tysons
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May Sinclair
Another frank May Sinclair exploration of fin de siècle English love and sex, marriage and adultery, "The Tysons" is the st…
The Sincere Huron (L'Ingénu)
Read by Roy Schreiber
Voltaire
L'Ingénu is a satirical novella by the French writer Voltaire, published in 1767. It tells the story of a Huron Indian transported to…
The Imaginary Invalid
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Molière
The Imaginary Invalid (French: Le Malade imaginaire) is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière. It was fi…
Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 05
Read by Paolo Fedi
Jean de la Fontaine
Nei 12 volumi delle "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia um…
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews (Dramatic Reading)
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Henry Fielding
An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews, or simply Shamela, as it is more commonly known, is a satirical novel written by Henry Fiel…
A Common Story
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Ivan Goncharov
Alexander Fedoritch Adouev is the naïve, pampered son of Anna Pavlovna, a provincial landowner. He decides to go off to Saint Petersbur…
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 09 (ver 2)
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Jean de la Fontaine
Voici le neuvième des douze livres des Fables de La Fontaine. Celles-ci datent du XVIIe siècle et sont lues par des lecteurs d…
Gulliver’s Reizen
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's reizen is een satirisch boek uit 1726 van de Ierse schrijver Jonathan Swift. Het oorspronkelijke boek bevatte vier reisbeschrijvi…
Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franc…
The Dragon of Wantley
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Owen Wister
The "true" story of the Wantley Dragon. Set at Christmas time, it is a tale of a Baron, his daughter, a brave knight, True Love, a…
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 06 (ver 3)
Read by Sylvie
Jean de la Fontaine
« Il arrivera possible que mon travail fera naître à d’autres personnes l’envie de porter la chose plus loin &r…
Fables de La Fontaine, livre 08 (ver 2)
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Jean de la Fontaine
Voici le huitième des douze livres des Fables de La Fontaine. Celles-ci datent du XVIIe siècle et sont lues par des lecteurs d…
Die Teufelsmauer und andere Erzählungen
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Hans Hoffmann
Vier Erzählungen, die teils überraschende, mehr oder weniger übernatürliche Handlungen und Pointen schildern:In "Di…