Satire
Man's Rights; or, How Would You Like It?: Comprising Dreams
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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…
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…
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.…
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 …
El perro del hortelano
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Félix Lope De Vega
El perro del hortelano es una comedia de Lope de Vega publicada en 1618. Es uno de los clásicos más conocidos del Siglo de Oro…
Joan and Peter
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H. G. Wells
This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by…
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; or Culture, Faith and Philosophy in an English Country House
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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…
Gulliver's Travels (Version 3)
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Jonathan Swift
First published in 1726, Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" presents, as a mock travel tale, a series of thought experiments mi…
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 …
Are Women People? A Book of Rhymes for Suffrage Times
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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…
Bill Nye and Boomerang; Or the Tale of a Meek-Eyed Mule, and Some Other Literar…
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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 …