Satire

Reviewers Reviewed

by Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie Read by Kelly S. Taylor
This satirical text was a response to the drubbing the fledgling poet received at the hands of the critics to her debut work, “Pelayo, or th…

Bob and Ray

by Greybelt 4.5
On March 22, 1976, join Bob and Ray as they entertain listeners with a variety of comedic sketches and segments. The show features discussio…

The Bores

by Molière Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
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…

Um Club da Má Língua

by Fyodor Dostoyevsky Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
O nome do autor é ocasionalmente grafado como Dostoievsky – foi um escritor russo, considerado um dos maiores romancistas da literat…

The Old Debauchees

by Henry Fielding Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
Young Laroon plans to marry Isabel, but Father Martin manipulates Isabel's father, Jourdain, in order to seduce Isabel. However, other chara…

Dryden vs Shadwell

by John Dryden Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Throughout history there have been many creative artists whose fame depends largely on their association with a much greater artist. Such th…

The Red Room

by August Strindberg Read by William Peck 3.4
A young idealistic civil servant, Arvid Falk, leaves the drudgery of bureaucracy to become a journalist and author. As he explores various s…

Stan Freberg Show

4
A reporter interviews a test pilot that will operate a rocket sled. The episode also explores how the average American husband handles a lea…

Bob and Ray

by Greybelt 5
On March 11, 1976, Bob and Ray take to the La Scala opera house, testing their voices and introducing a variety of comedic sketches. The sho…

Bob and Ray

In this episode of Bob and Ray, originally aired on December 27th, 1973, the first day of filming is filled with comedic mishaps as Harry st…

Bob and Ray

by Greybelt 5
On April 09, 1976, Bob and Ray present a delightful finale of La Traviata, where the curtain gets stuck, leading to a series of comedic sket…

Marvellous Hairy

by Mark A. Rayner Read by Mark A. Rayner 2.5
So hair is sprouting in unspeakable places and you can no longer carry a tune, but if you’re a surrealistic artiste with an addiction to Fre…

Gulliver’s Reizen

by Jonathan Swift Read by Bart de Leeuw 4.1
Gulliver's reizen is een satirisch boek uit 1726 van de Ierse schrijver Jonathan Swift. Het oorspronkelijke boek bevatte vier reisbeschrijvi…

Bob and Ray

by Greybelt 1
Join Bob and Ray in this delightful episode from April 1, 1976, where humor and creativity abound. The show opens with a tempting introducti…

Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography

by Laurence Oliphant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2
Laurence Oliphant, author, international traveller, diplomatist and mystic, who spent a decade in later life under the influence of the spir…

The Blunderer

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

Bob and Ray

5
Join the comedic duo Bob and Ray as they take you on a whimsical journey filled with sketches and characters. In this episode, enjoy segment…

Bob and Ray

4.7
On March 16, 1976, Bob and Ray welcome listeners to their cozy studio for another entertaining episode. They begin with an apology to Otto L…

The Admirable Crichton

by J. M. Barrie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
From the author of Peter Pan:Lord Loam, a British peer, considers class divisions to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea-parties…

Bob and Ray

4
Amazing find from the west coast! This file is one of a group of digitized shows recently received here at The House of Toast. There is litt…

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