The Man Who Laughs is a novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in June 1869 under the French title L'Homme qui rit. It takes place in England in t...
The poem describes the death of a hare and the speaker's reflection on the fleeting nature of life. The poem consists of six stanzas, each with four l...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Advice to the Grub Street Verse-writers by Jonathan Swift. This was the weekly poetry project...
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...
The Austra--laise is a satirical poem by C.J. Dennis, a well-known Australian poet. It parodies the grandiloquent style of national anthems, using col...
“Myszeis” is a satirical poem written by Ignacy Krasicki, a prominent Polish poet and bishop. It tells the story of a conflict between mice and rats o...
Published in 1883, 'Never' is a satirical guide to navigating the intricacies of high society. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style, the book dissects a...
Lucian's *Dialogues of the Gods* is a collection of humorous dialogues that satirize the traditional Greek gods as portrayed in Homer's epics. The dia...
Lucian's "Dialogues of the Sea-Gods" is a collection of satirical dialogues that playfully mock the traditional portrayal of Greek gods found in Homer...
The Rehearsal is a metafictional comedy by George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham, that satirizes the bombastic and overblown tragedies popular during th...
