Satire

Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen

by Heinrich Heine Read by Sonja 4.2
Deutschland. Ein Wintermärchen ist ein satirisches Versepos des deutschen Dichters Heinrich Heine (1797–1856). Unzufrieden mit den poli…

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…

Münchhausen

by Gottfried August Bürger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Wunderbare Reisen zu Wasser und zu Lande - Feldzüge und lustige Abenteuer des Freiherrn von Münchhausen,wie er dieselben bei der F…

The Rehearsal

by George Villiers Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A satirical play poking fun at the overblown tragedies produced in the time of the Restoration, first staged in 1671. It uses the device of …

The United States of Air

by J.M. Porup Read by J.M. Porup 3.9
The National Sewer Agency is spying on people's toilets, looking for food terrorists... Food Enforcement Agent Jason Frolick believes in Ame…

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.

The Female Quixote

by Charlotte Lennox Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.9
The Female Quixote is a witty and insightful satire that turns the conventions of romance on their head. In this novel, Arabella, a young wo…

Bob and Ray

4.8
In this episode of Bob and Ray, Uncle Eugene brings a seal with him, leading to humorous and unexpected situations. Join the duo as they nav…

The Henry Morgan Show

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

Zadig or The Book of Fate

by Voltaire Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
"there is no Evil under the Sun, but some Good proceeds from it:" -- this quote from this novel sums it up. One of Voltaire's most…

La gente cursi

by Ramón Ortega Y Frías Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Novela satírica sobre la sociedad española en el siglo XIX, en particular la clase media que aspiraba a nobleza, pero a quiene…

Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

by Stephen Leacock Read by TriciaG 3.9
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy offers a collection of sharp and witty reflections on life in the early 20th century, penned by the renowne…

Bob And Ray

5
This collection features more files that need identification and dating. It includes material from White Box #53.Please share any informatio…

The Learned Women

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Two young people, Henriette and Clitandre, are in love, but in order to marry, they must overcome an obstacle: the attitude of Henriette's f…

Tartuffe

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greates…

If Winter Don't

by Barry Pain Read by Nigel Boydell 4.7
Barry Pain's parody takes a sharp knife to ASM Hutchinson's best selling novel 'If Winter Comes'.We follow the professional and marital decl…

The Bab Ballads

by W. S. Gilbert Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …

Trivia, or The Art of Walking the Streets of London

by John Gay Read by Phil Benson 3.7
John Gay's Trivia is a satirical guide to walking the streets of London, written in mock heroic style. Learn how to avoid pickpockets, wig t…

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…

Love is the Best Doctor

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Four most fashionable doctors are called in by Sganarelle to cure his daughter, but instead they argue about everything and Sganarelle is dr…

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