The Book of Ballads Eleventh Edition, 1870

A humor collection first published in 1845 and edited under the pseudonym Bon Gaultier, this illustrated book of parodic ballads gathers comic verses on mock-heroic themes, including tales of knights and crusades, with drawings by Doyle, Leech, and others.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry, 1780 to 1900›Comic verse and parody

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry, 1780 to 1900›Comic verse and parody