Leacock's work stands out as a high point of humor writing--a parody of all the silliest conventions of the adventure story, the ghost story, the detective story, the historical romance, the nautical reversal, the Caledonian feud, and more.
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Leacock's work stands out as a high point of humor writing--a parody of all the silliest conventions of the adventure story, the ghost story, the detective story, the historical romance, the nautical reversal, the Caledonian feud, and more.
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Add this copy of Nonsense Novels to cart. $2.13, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by New York Review of Books.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 60 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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This book is a send-up of various different literary genres: the detective story, the ghost story, the rags-to-riches story, etc. It?s very humorous and much better than the book I?d started before it, which deals with the supernatural, only not so amusingly.
I?ve read literary parodies before now. But those tend to deal with specific books and authors. Mr. Leacock decided to write books that parody style rather than target certain authors. It is a gentle poke at the inherent flaws that leave these genres open to ridicule. Nonsense? Yes. Foolishness. Perhaps not so much.