Satire
125 books
General Fiction
587
Henry Fielding - History of the Life of the Late Mr. Jonathan Wild the Great
This novel is sometimes thought of as [Fielding's] first because he almost certainly began composing it before he wrote Shamela and Joseph Andrews. It is a satire of Walpole that draws a parallel between Walpole and...
10 hours 17 minutes
Humorous Fiction
496
John Kendrick Bangs - Alice in Blunderland: an Iridescent Dream
From Alice in Blunderland: «Certain of our members claim that they have a right to sell their votes for $500 apiece--» «Mercy!» cried Alice, «Why, that is--that is terrible.» «It certainly is,» said...
1 hour 58 minutes
General Fiction
577
Edwin Abbott Abbott - Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flatland offered pointed observations on the social hierarchy of Victorian...
4 hours 13 minutes
