Satire
Bill Nye's Sparks
Read by DaleBarkley
Bill Nye
Humorist Bill Nye, in his brief 46 years, served as justice of the peace, newspaperman, miner, and postmaster in the rough town of Laramie, …
Monsieur De Pourceaugnac
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Molière
'Monsieur de Pourceaugnac', acted on October 6, 1669, is nothing but a farce. But Molière excels in farce as well as in higher comedy…
Der Freimaurer
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August Von Kotzebue and August von Kotzebue
Ein Stück über die Neugierde um die geheimen Riten der Freimaurer und den Versuch diese, durch unterschiedliche Möglichkeiten…
The Bores
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Molière
Moliere: "Never was any Dramatic performance so hurried as this; and it is a thing, I believe, quite new, to have a comedy planned, fin…
The Litigants
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Jean Racine
This play, which is neither a comedy or a farce but has elements in common with each, was first performed in 1668 at Paris, and afterwards a…
Gulliver's Travels (Version 3)
Read by Peter Dann
Jonathan Swift
First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" presents, as a mock travel tale, a series of thought experiments mi…
Ужасы и трэшатинка 4. Финал
Read by Николай Кобзев (ЛИ)
Сорокин, Паланик, Квашнин, Никонов, Логинов Владимир, Чак, Дмитрий, Александр, К… and Unknown
Ужасы и трэшатинка. Финал
В сборник вошли рассказы: 1) Константин Логинов "25 лет" 2) Владимир Сорокин "Айя!" &nb…
Don Quixote in England
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Henry Fielding
"The Audience, I believe, are all acquainted with the Character of Don Quixote and Sancho. I have brought them over into England, and i…
Back to Methuselah
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
George Bernard Shaw
In this late work, Shaw examines many contemporary issues under the broad rubric of evolution and then illustrates his opinions in five brie…
Bob and Ray WOR 072 June 20, 1973
BNRToast
Wednesday, the last day of spring. Bob & Ray discuss newsman Henry Gladstone’s musical ability.
The "Mind The Paint" Girl
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Arthur Wing Pinero
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…
The Old Bachelor
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William Congreve
"In The Old Bachelor we have three or four concurrent plots, which become interwoven, indeed, at the end.... It is recorded that the s…
Peg O' My Heart
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John Hartley Manners
The Chichester family have just gone bankrupt due to bank failure. Their situation looks gloomy until Mrs. Chichester learns of the death of…
Zadig or The Book of Fate (Version 2)
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Voltaire
"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…
The Notary's Nose
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Edmond About
Ironic and Satirical: A successful Parisian notary, Alfred L’Ambert, is smitten with a fourteen-year-old ballet dancer. After a quarrel, his…
The Conscious Lovers
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Richard Steele
As early as 1720 Steele spoke in the Theatre of "a friend of mine" who was lately preparing a comedy according to the just laws of…
Солдатские сказки
Read by Вячеслав Герасимов
Саша Чёрный
Солдатские сказки
Особое место в творчестве Саши Черного занимают «Солдатские сказки», написанные в стиле своеобразного анекдот…
Cupid's Cyclopedia
Read by David Wales
Oliver Herford
This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and i…
Кролики и удавы
Read by Николай Козий
Фазиль Искандер
Год выпуска: 1988 (книга) Автор: Фазиль Искандер Исполнитель: Николай Козий Жанр: Сатира Издательство: Нигде не купишь Тип: аудиокнига Аудио…
The Follies of a Day; OR, The Marriage of Figaro (English)
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Pierre Beaumarchais
This is Thomas Holcroft's English translation, obtained by attending Pierre Beaumarchais' French play nine times in Paris during its origina…