Satire
Don Quixote in England
"The Audience, I believe, are all acquainted with the Character of Don Quixote and Sancho. I have brought them over into England, and i…
Business
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Business by Ambrose Bierce. This was the weekly poetry project for August 2nd, 2009.
The Bab Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before …
Tartuffe
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greates…
The Learned Women
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…
If Winter Don't
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…
Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography
Laurence Oliphant, author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic, who spent a decade in later life under the influence of the spir…
The Admirable Crichton
From the author of Peter Pan:Lord Loam, a British peer, considers class divisions to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea-parties…
Stan Freberg Show
A reporter interviews a test pilot that will operate a rocket sled. The episode also explores how the average American husband handles a lea…
The Mind The Paint Girl
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
In this episode, Bob interviews a diet expert, Dr. Claudius Von Sturdley. The humor continues as Tex buys old sweepstakes tickets, leading t…
The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Parody on "The Golden Days of good Queen Bess" by Sir John Carr. This was the Fortni…
Bob and Ray
Join Bob and Ray in this entertaining episode filled with their signature humor and engaging interactions. The show features a variety of se…
Bob And Ray
Join the comedic duo Bob and Ray in this delightful 14-minute episode from the summer of 1957. In this segment, they visit DIY expert Fred F…
Bob and Ray
On this Wednesday, the last day of spring, Bob & Ray engage in a humorous discussion about newsman Henry Gladstone’s musical ability. Jo…
The Mikado
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan…
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers was first published anonymously in 1809 with Byron only identified as the author in the 2nd edition. Byro…
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
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 Inconstant
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…
Headlong Hall
Headlong Hall is the first novel by Thomas Love Peacock, published in 1815 (dated 1816). As in his later novel Crotchet Castle, Peacock asse…