Category Archives: Satire

Audiobook: Calico Cat (version 2)

The consequences of letting your irritation get the better of you are humorously portrayed in

Audiobook: Anti-imperialist Writings

This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain’s anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters,

Audiobook: Remarks

“The range of subjects treated in this book is wonderful, even to me. It is

Audiobook: Unbearable Bassington

The Unbearable Bassington was the first novel written by Saki (H. H. Munro). It also

Audiobook: Gentle Grafter

If Jefferson “Parleyvoo” Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might

Audiobook: Dubliners (Version 2)

Dubliners is a collection of 15 short stories by James Joyce, first published in 1914.

Audiobook: Oblomov

Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859.

Audiobook: Tale of a Tub

A Tale of a Tub was the first major work written by Jonathan Swift, composed

Audiobook: To a Faded Rose

LibriVox readers bring you 16 recordings of “To a Faded Rose” by Maurice Switzer. This

Audiobook: Green Carnation

The Green Carnation, first published anonymously in 1894, was a scandalous novel by Robert Hichens

Audiobook: Knickerbocker’s History of New York, Vol. 1

Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire

Audiobook: Knickerbocker’s History of New York, Vol. 2

Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire

Audiobook: Ward No. 6

The line between sanity and insanity is blurred in this classic novella by Anton Chekhov.

Audiobook: Love and Mr Lewisham

The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. H. G. Wells’ humorous

Audiobook: Cynic Looks At Life

Civilization, Immortality, the Death Penalty, these are just a few of the essays enclosed in

Audiobook: Bayard from Bengal

The estimable gentleman, Chunder Bindabun Bhosh, ESQ., B.A., travels from his native India to England,

Audiobook: Crome Yellow, Version 2

Fascinating and brilliant at many levels, Huxley’s spoof of Lady Ottoline Morrell’s famous bohemian gatherings

Audiobook: Castle Rackrent

“One of the most inspired chronicles written in English” was the verdict of William Butler

Audiobook: Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War

In Chicago lay a street called Archey Road, which stretched through a neighborhood which was

Audiobook: Roads of Destiny

This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. – Summary by Sid

Audiobook: Crocodile

Ivan Matveich, the most ordinary person you might hope to meet, is swallowed alive by

Audiobook: Princess Pourquoi

Once upon a time, a princess was born, and a fairy cursed her with a

Audiobook: Life and Adventures of Sir Launcelot Greaves

Sir Launcelot Greaves goes around the country with his comic squire, trying to be a

Audiobook: Cupid’s Cyclopedia

This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford,

Audiobook: Bill Nye’s Cordwood

From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill

Audiobook: New Republic; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House

A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house

Audiobook: Deal With The Devil

A Deal with the Devil is a classic tale with a humorous twist. We find

Audiobook: Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world’s most celebrated

Audiobook: Antic Hay

The epigram to this work from Christoher Marlowe applies to the plot of this story:

Audiobook: Zadig ou la destinée

Cette oeuvre parait quelques mois après la découverte de la nébuleuse de l’Aigle qui en