Satire

Dryden vs Shadwell

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John Dryden



Throughout history there have been many creative artists whose fame depends largely on their association with a much greater artist. Such th…

Ecclesiazusae

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Aristophanes



Στην αρχαια Αθηνα οι γυναικες αποφασισαν να παρουν την εξουσια απο τους αντρες για να λυσουν τα προβληματα του κρατους και των πολιτων. Λεγε…

A Battle of the Books

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Gail Hamilton



"When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for an author to dissolve the bands which have connected him with his publis…

Man's Rights

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Annie Denton Cridge



"Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams" is the first known feminist utopian novel written by a woman. The te…

Are Women People?

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Alice Duer Miller



A collection of poetry and some other short works by suffragist Alice Duer MIller. Many of these satirical works were first published in the…

El rey de las montañas

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Edmond About



Con aire satírico e incluso irónico, el autor francés relata en esta novela los lances y aventuras por las que pasa un …

The Flatting-Mill

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William Cowper



LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Flatting-Mill by William Cowper. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 1, 2011.…

To a Faded Rose

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Maurice Switzer



LibriVox readers bring you 16 recordings of "To a Faded Rose" by Maurice Switzer. This was the Weekly Poetry selection for June 16…

The History of Pompey the Little

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Francis Coventry



"Pompey, the son of Julio and Phyllis, was born A.D. 1735, at Bologna in Italy, a place famous for lap-dogs and sausages." At an e…

The New Republic

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William Hurrell Mallock



A group of upper class men and women gather together in an English country house to discuss their ideas for a utopia (their "New Republ…

You Never Can Tell

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George Bernard Shaw



In this witty comedy of errors, the Clandon siblings, Gloria and the twins, Dolly and Philip attempt to uncover the identity of their long l…

Jan, Jannetje en hun jongste kind

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E. J. Potgieter



Een allegorisch verhaal als commentaar op de toestand van de Nederlandse samenleving anno 1841, in de ogen van E.J. Potgieter. Jan en Jannet…

History of a Life

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Barry Cornwall



LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of History of a Life by Bryan Waller Procter (pseud. Barry Cornwall). This was the Weekly Poetry…

The Despairing Lover

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William Walsh



LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of The Despairing Lover by William Walsh. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 11, …

The Family of Love

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Thomas Middleton, Lording Barry and Thomas Dekker



The Family of Love is an early Jacobean city comedy, first published in 1608. Published anonymously, the play was long attributed to Thomas …

Bill Nye and Boomerang

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Bill Nye



Humorist Bill Nye was the first editor of the daily paper in Laramie, Wyoming, and named it the Laramie Boomerang in honor of his mule. As …

Lucia in London

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E. F. Benson



In the third book in the Mapp and Lucia series, provincial snob and social climber Mrs. Emmeline Lucas, known to her friends as Lucia, and h…

The Blunderer

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Molière



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

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