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