Comedy
The Life of Riley 132 Eps
Various
(132 Episodes) "The Life of Riley": starring William Bendix as lovable, blundering, Chester A. Riley, was a radio situation comedy…
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
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William Shakespeare
The Two Gentlemen of Verona is the earliest comedy written by Shakespeare (and possibly his first play), probably written around 1590-91. I…
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…
Arms and the Man
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George Bernard Shaw
Arms and the Man is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw that takes place in 1885, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. Raina Petkoff is engaged to t…
The Europeans
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Henry James
The Europeans: A sketch is a short novel by Henry James, published in 1878. It is essentially a comedy contrasting the behaviour and attitud…
The New Swiss Family Robinson
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
A parody of its famous predecessor, this short piece was written by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon (Summary by David Wales)
Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda. (Summa…
The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Bri…
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
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Elizabeth Von Arnim
The Princess Priscilla of Lothen Kunitz finds court life stifling and runs away to England with the elderly court librarian. Her intention i…
Fibber McGee & Molly! 1930s (63 Eps)
Various
(63 Episodes) "The Fibber McGee & Molly Show," one of the longest-running radio sitcoms, premiered on NBC Radio Network in 193…
The Frogs
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Aristophanes
Athens is in a sorry state of affairs. The great tragedian, Euripides, is dead, and Dionysus, the god of the theater, has to listen to third…
Bob Hope 10 Eps
Various
(10 Episodes) BOB HOPE (Leslie Townes Hope - May 29, 1903 to July 27, 2003) was born in Eltham, London, England to Welsh opera singing mothe…
She Stoops to Conquer
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Oliver Goldsmith
In She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night, a young lady pretends to be a servant in order to win the notice of a young man who is…
Free Air
Read by Hollis Hanover
Sinclair Lewis
This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as th…
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures
Read by Martin Clifton
Douglas William Jerrold
Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857) was the son of an actor manager. After some time in the Navy and as an apprentice printer he became a pl…
Двенадцать стульев
Read by Е.Весник, О.Басилашвили, Ю.Яковлев, Е.Евстигнеев и др.
Ильф Илья and Петров Евгений
"12 Стульев" -- И.Ильф, Е.Петров -- Аудиооспектакль
Этот роман давно растащили на поговорки. Его можно перечитывать с любого мест…
Bright Star - Single Episodes
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
BRIGHT STAR From the Old Time Radio Researcher's Group. See "Note" below for more information on the OTRR.
The Halls of Ivy - Single Episodes
Old Time Radio Researchers Group
THE HALLS OF IVY The Halls of Ivy was an NBC radio sitcom that ran from 1949 - 1952. It was created by Fibber McGee and Molly co-creator/wr…
Love Conquers All
Read by Ted Delorme
Robert C. Benchley
Robert Benchley, 1889-1945, was a writer, humorist and actor of note during the 1920s through the early 1940s. Born in Massachusetts, he spe…
Some Experiences of an Irish R.M.
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Edith Œnone Somerville
This is the first of three novels which Edith Somerville and her cousin Violet Martin wrote about the English Major Sinclair Yates who leave…