Satire

The Big Bow Mystery

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


Israel Zangwill



It's a cold and foggy night in London. A man is horribly murdered in his bedroom, the door locked and bolted on the inside. Scotland Yard is…

Zadig or the Book of Fate

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Voltaire



Zadig, ou La Destinée, ("Zadig, or The Book of Fate") (1747) is a famous novel written by the French Enlightenment philosop…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 09 (Fables 201-225)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

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Charles Dickens



Old Martin Chuzzlewit has heaps of money that has never brought him anything but misery. Estranged from his grandson and namesake, when word…

Aphorisms

Read by Carl Manchester


Oscar Wilde



In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) published two collections of aphorisms: A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated, in the Sa…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Anti-imperialist Writings

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain



This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamp…

The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Oscar Wilde



This is a solo recording of the play, meaning that all parts including stage directions are performed by one person. LibriVox has three exc…

The Flying Inn

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G. K. Chesterton



The Flying Inn is a novel first published in 1914 by G.K. Chesterton. It is set in a future England where a bizarre form of "Progressiv…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 10 (Fables 226-250)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Buried Alive

Read by Simon Evers


Arnold Bennett



The hero is Mr Priam Farll, a painter of considerable ability. He is, however, extremely shy – so shy that when his valet, Henry Leek, dies …

Aesop's Fables, Volume 12 (Fables 276-284)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Aesop's Fables, Volume 11 (Fables 251-275)

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Aesop



Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Tho…

Ward No. 6

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Anton Chekhov



The line between sanity and insanity is blurred in this classic novella by Anton Chekhov. The disillusioned idealist Dr. Rabin is in charge…

Tartuffe

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Molière



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

Dangerous Connections (Les liaisons dangereuses)

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Choderlos De Laclos and Pierre Choderlos De Laclos



A translation of 'Les Liaisons dangereuses' alternative title 'Dangerous Liasons'Everyone probably has Glenn Close and John Malkovich in mi…

The Wonderful Visit

Read by Mary Bard


H. G. Wells



An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Vict…

The Rape of the Lock

Read by Rhonda Federman


Alexander Pope



The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope, first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany in May 17…

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