LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different versions of this famous nonsense rhyme, the weekly poem of April 2nd, 2006. The April Fool's Day spirit w...
1819 gerät das Handelshaus, bei dem Johanna Schopenhauer ihr ganzes Geld angelegt hat, in Zahlungsschwierigkeiten. Beim anschließenden Vergleich verli...
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English comic writer who enjoyed enormous popular success for more than seventy years. Best known today for the...
Alphonse Allais est un journaliste, écrivain et humoriste français célèbre à la Belle Époque, connu pour sa plume acerbe et son humour absurde. (adapt...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 readings of Nephelidia by Algernon Charles Swinburne. Note: "Nephelidia" means "Cloudlets"; the poem is Swinburne's p...
Die Erzählung Ein Landarzt von Franz Kafka entstand im Jahr 1917 und wurde 1918 veröffentlicht. Im Jahre 1919 erschien das Buch Ein Landarzt mit der E...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers by Jonathan Swift. This was the weekly poetry project...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 5 different recordings of Incontrovertible Facts by Anonymous. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of A Thrush Before Dawn by Alice Meynell. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Jun...
Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good-will towa...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 different recordings of You are Old, Father William by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week...
In "Gossip in a Library," Edmund Gosse, a renowned literary figure of the Victorian era, invites readers into his personal collection of books. Throug...
This collection of two short stories, 'How To Write a Blackwood Article' and 'A Predicament,' offers a satirical exploration of the conventions and fo...
Samuel Foote's *The Great Panjandrum Himself* is a satirical and comedic work that parodies the grandiloquent style of writing prevalent in the 18th c...
This book presents itself as a satirical encyclopedia, packed with intentionally incorrect and nonsensical information, fabricated etymologies, and a...
This humorous poem, a parody of Lewis Carroll's 'Jabberwocky', replaces nearly all the words with the names of famous authors. The poem's nonsensical...
Highways and Byways in Sussex is a captivating travelogue that blends historical insights, literary references, and charming anecdotes to paint a vivi...
The Owl Critic is a collection of humorous poems by James T. Fields, a prominent American publisher and poet of the 19th century. The poems often sat...
This collection of poetry and prose by Henry Austin Dobson showcases his refined and elegant style, often reflecting upon the manners and culture of t...
The Passing of the Year is a collection of poems by Robert W. Service, first published in 1912. Service was a popular poet of the early 20th century,...
This anthology collects twenty-four short stories by both well-known and lesser-known British authors writing in the early 20th century. The stories o...
A Poe-em of Passion is a humorous parody of Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "Annabel Lee." Lummis utilizes Poe's distinctive style and themes to create...
The Little Star is a collection of humorous parodies of a popular children's poem, likely 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.' Each verse playfully reimagi...
This collection brings together the winning short stories from the 1921 O. Henry Memorial Awards, showcasing the best of American short story writing...