02434cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000330011324500640014624600660021026400510027630000470032733600260037433700260040033800360042650001320046250000310059450801980062552011650082353400450198865300130203385600430204699900190208962396UtSlPG20260610134434.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPN1 aHamilton, Walter,d1844-189910aParodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. I1 aParodies of the works of English and American authors, vol. I 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aParodies of the poems of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Bret Harte, Thomas Hood, and the Reverend C. Wolfe.  aRelease date is 2020-06-14  aProduced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This
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by The Internet Archive)  a"Parodies of the Works of English & American Authors, vol. I" by Walter Hamilton is a collection of literary parodies written in the late 19th century. The work compiles various parodies of notable poems and prose from celebrated authors such as Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Bret Harte. Hamilton aims to showcase the humorous potential of these original works while providing a critical examination of their styles.  The opening of the collection sets the stage for what readers can expect from the book. Walter Hamilton begins by discussing the origins and merit of parody, arguing that it reveals the absurdities of celebrated writers and serves as a testament to their notoriety. He explains the history of his collection, emphasizing how it incorporates valuable insights and examples to illustrate the art of parody. Additionally, he introduces notable parodies that will be featured, including those of Tennyson's "The Charge of the Light Brigade" and Longfellow's "Excelsior," positioning the work as both a source of entertainment and a scholarly examination of literary imitation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aParodies40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62396  c103220d103220