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Аудіокнига The Country Wife

William WYCHERLEY - The Country Wife

10-12-2019
One of the most notorious Restoration comedies in existence, William Wycherley’s The Country Wife is a lively and riotous exploration of courtly and city life in the seventeenth century, which was rife with unremitting sexual intrigue and conquest. For the basis of his plo...
Аудіокнига The Learned Women

Molière - The Learned Women

04-12-2019
Two young people, Henriette and Clitandre, are in love, but in order to marry, they must overcome an obstacle: the attitude of Henriette's family. Her sensible father and uncle are in favour of the marriage; but unfortunately her father is under the thumb of his wife, Philaminte,...
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Аудіокнига The Way of All Flesh

Samuel BUTLER - The Way of All Flesh

The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. It represents the diminishment of religious outlook from a Calvinistic approa...
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Аудіокнига The Glugs of Gosh

C. J. Dennis - The Glugs of Gosh

16-01-2020
First published in 1917, The Glugs of Gosh satirizes Australian life at the start of the twentieth century - but the absurdities it catalogs seem just as prevalent at the start of the twenty-first. The foolishness of kings, the arrogance of the elite, the gullibility of crowds, t...
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Аудіокнига Crome Yellow

Aldous Huxley - Crome Yellow

12-01-2020
Crome Yellow, published in 1921 was Aldous Huxley’s first novel. In it he satirizes the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story of a house party at ‘Crome’ where there is a gathering of bright young things. We hear some of the history of the house from Henr...
6:05:57
Аудіокнига The Family of Love

Thomas Middleton - The Family of Love

06-12-2019
The Family of Love is an early Jacobean city comedy, first published in 1608. Published anonymously, the play was long attributed to Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker, although more recent scholarship suggests that Lording Barry may be the sole author. The play satirises the sup...
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Аудіокнига A Modest Proposal

Jonathan Swift - A Modest Proposal

06-12-2019
Jonathan Swift almost defines satire in this biting and brutal pamphlet in which he suggests that poor (Catholic) Irish families should fatten up their children and sell them to the rich (Protestant) land owners, thus solving the twin problems of starving children and poverty ...
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Аудіокнига Nightmare Abbey

Thomas Love Peacock - Nightmare Abbey

22-11-2019
Deep in the fens of the British coast sits the gloomy mansion that goes by the name Nightmare Abbey. It is inhabited by persons of very low opinion of the human race, and in fact they pride themselves in the depths of their detestation. Others of its denizens believe the ultim...
Аудіокнига A Cynic Looks At Life

Ambrose Bierce - A Cynic Looks At Life

15-03-2021
Civilization, Immortality, the Death Penalty, these are just a few of the essays enclosed in this collection, A Cynic Looks At Life. Written by Ambrose Bierce, these essays continue to be thought provoking, offering a valid outlook on life. Summary by DaveC....
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