Satire, parody, and nonsense

5 books

A Humorous History of EnglandCharles Harrison · 1920A 1920 comic verse history by Charles Harrison, retelling English history from prehistoric times onward in light, illustrated rhymes, published with advertisements and priced at three pence.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Tales of the Long BowG. K. Chesterton · 1925A 1925 collection of linked comic stories by G. K. Chesterton, telling interconnected "tall tales" about seemingly impossible feats accomplished by eccentric English characters, culminating in the exploits of a group called the League of the Long Bow.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Terribly Intimate PortraitsNoël Coward · 1922A 1922 satirical compilation by Noël Coward, presenting mock biographical sketches of invented historical figures, along with comic diary entries and anecdotes about the author's experiences in America.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The haunted houseHilaire Belloc · 1927A 1927 illustrated novel by Hilaire Belloc, with illustrations by G. K. Chesterton, about Henry Maple, a Sussex squire whose inherited estate, Rackham, falls into financial decline in the early twentieth century, later involving the titular haunting.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Zuleika Dobson; Or, An Oxford Love StoryMax Beerbohm · 1911A satirical novel by Max Beerbohm, published in 1911, about the captivating Zuleika Dobson, a conjurer's granddaughter whose arrival at Oxford throws the city's undergraduates, including the Duke of Dorset, into hopeless infatuation.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية