Satire audiobooks
The Pickwick Papers
by Charles DickensCharles Dickens's debut novel The Pickwick Papers narrates the life of the then London remote places being researched by a group of wealthy gentlemen and their adventures through out their travel. The success of the novel could be attributed to Dickens's portrayal of comical illustration and exaggerated characterization through the key characters l..
Vanity Fair
by William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray portrays the 19th century English society in a satirical tone with his classic novel Vanity Fair. The story opens up with two young girls Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley depart to their native after completing the studies. It is hard to believe how they became close friends with their ironical characters. Amelia believes i..
Little Dorrit
by Charles DickensDickens portrays the vulnerable human minds through Little Dorrit which is set in the back-round of prisoners of debts. Amy's (Little Dorrit) family is convicted and imprisoned for debts. In-spite of her reduced circumstances, Amy is a kind and lovable girl who is supportive and helps her family by working as a maid at Mrs. Clennam. Her son Arthur ..
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
by Mark TwainMark Twain's lesser known novel The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson narrates the story of identity exchange of children of a slave and master. Chambers, son of the slave leads the royal life and spoiling himself getting disinherited by Aristocrat Driscoll. Tom, son of Driscoll is brought up as slave, however with his inborn talents, he becomes a lawye..
The Alchemist
by Ben JonsonBen Jonson's comedy play The Alchemist explores the exploitation of vulnerable human minds by a simple house keeper. Jeremy, butler of Lovewit uses the house for fraudulent acts in the absence of his master. Supported by two other criminals Subtle and Doll Common, the trio exploits people from all back-rounds by pretending to do supernatural action..
The Possessed
by Fyodor DostoyevskyFyodor Dostoyevsky portrays the 19th century imperial Russia through his political fiction novel The Possessed. The author narrates the conflicts and collision of various ideologies like Nihilism, Shigalevism, Slavophilism, and Tsarism though his key characters. Many of the characters represent different types within this ideological conflict. By e..
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles DickensDickens portrays the tragic life of an young orphan girl Nell and her grandfather through this fiction novel which was published in serial form in his weekly. In an attempt to create huge wealth to inherit for Nell Trent, her grandfather who owns The Old Curiosity Shop starts gambling cards. The old man has been trapped by Daniel Quilp, a money len..
Satyricon
by PetroniusRoman author Petronius’s satirical Latin prose Satyricon revolves around Encolpius and his tough times in retaining his servant Giton from rival Asciltos, who happened to be his friend and had intimate relationship with him earlier. Though Giton is named as servant in the novel, he is a juvenile boy and his handsomeness provokes many people to own ..