Satire

Dryden vs Shadwell

by John Dryden Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Throughout history there have been many creative artists whose fame depends largely on their association with a much greater artist. Such th…

The Briefless Barrister

by John Godfrey Saxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Briefless Barrister by John Godfrey Saxe. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Jul…

The Henry Morgan Show

4.5
Caustic half-hour satires by the cantankerous comedian and future "I've Got a Secret" panelist.

Don Quixote in England

by Henry Fielding Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2
"The Audience, I believe, are all acquainted with the Character of Don Quixote and Sancho. I have brought them over into England, and i…

Mr. Incoul's Misadventure

by Edgar Saltus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Mr. Incoul's Misadventure invites listeners into a world where wit and philosophy intertwine, as Edgar Saltus explores the complexities of h…

The Red Room

by August Strindberg Read by William Peck 3.4
A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various s…

On A Shadow In A Glass

by Jonathan Swift Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer (first for the Whigs, then for the Tories), poet and cleric who …

Headlong Hall

by Thomas Love Peacock Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
Headlong Hall is the first novel by Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1815 (dated 1816). As in his later novel Crotchet Castle, Peacock asse…

The Blunderer

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A very early Moliere. From the Translator: "In this piece the plot is carried on ... by a servant, Mascarille, who is the first origina…

Bob and Ray

4.8
Join Bob and Ray in this entertaining episode filled with their signature humor and engaging interactions. The show features a variety of se…

The Mind The Paint Girl

by Arthur Wing Pinero Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.2
Another Pinero play from the early 1900s. With a social message about the effects of stardom on the star as well as those that love them. &q…

Bob and Ray

4.9
On this Wednesday, the last day of spring, Bob & Ray engage in a humorous discussion about newsman Henry Gladstone’s musical ability. Jo…

Bob and Ray

5
Join the comedic duo Bob and Ray as they take you on a whimsical journey filled with sketches and characters. In this episode, enjoy segment…

Matinee With Bob & Ray

4
Join Bob and Ray as they celebrate New Year's Eve with highlights from their previous year. This special show captures the essence of their …

The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith

by Arthur Wing Pinero Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not accept this arrangement and come to intervene. Note that …

The Book of This and That

by Robert Lynd Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.8
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as s…

Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography

by Laurence Oliphant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2
Laurence Oliphant, author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic, who spent a decade in later life under the influence of the spir…

The Inconstant

by George Farquhar Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Subtitled "The Way to Win Him:, this play is placed in Paris - a change from many others of Farquhar's plays which used English setting…

Business

by Ambrose Bierce Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Business by Ambrose Bierce. This was the weekly poetry project for August 2nd, 2009.

Rawhide

by Max Ferguson 5
Rawhide is a program of political satire and recorded music that aired on the CBC's Trans Canada network and later on the CBC AM network fro…

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