Parody books
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New to the genre? These 5 are the books to read first.
Shamela
Henry FieldingA short, sharp reply to Richardson's Pamela that recasts its virtuous heroine as a calculating, self-serving schemer.
Zuleika Dobson
Sir Max BeerbohmA comic romance mocking Oxford undergraduates and the romantic novel, with a heroine who causes trouble wherever she goes.
Nonsense Novels
Stephen LeacockShort comic pieces that parody the adventure, detective and romance stories popular at the time, with deadpan logic and sudden reversals.
The Colour of Magic
Terry PratchettThe first Discworld novel, which spoofs fantasy conventions such as heroic quests, wizards and dragons.
Bored of the Rings
Harvard LampoonA send-up of Tolkien's trilogy that treats its epic style and names with parody-level mockery.
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