Carolyn Wells opens with an essay on parody as a fine art, then arranges her collection by the poets mocked, from Omar Khayyam, Chaucer, Spenser and Shakespeare through Herrick, Dryden and nursery rhymes to the Victorians. Contributors include Bayard Taylor, Owen Seaman and Anthony C. Deane, and the Browning parodies are especially fine.
Endless fun for anyone who knows the originals, and a sly education for those who do not. Download the free EPUB.