Soaked In Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels
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138
1911
English
- 1 - Soaked in Seaweed: or, Upset in the Ocean
- 2 - Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective
- 3 - "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural
- 4 - Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry
- 5 - The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future
- 6 - Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough
- 7 - A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft
- 8 - Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away its genre:
Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective Detective; "Q." A Psychic Pstory of the Psupernatural; Guido the Gimlet of Ghent: A Romance of Chivalry; The Man in Asbestos: an Allegory of the Future; Sorrows of a Super Soul: or, The Memoirs of Marie Mushenough; A Hero in Homespun: or, The Life Struggle of Hezekiah Hayloft and Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant. If you enjoy take offs and parodies, the stories in this collection are for you. See how many types you recognize as you listen and laugh. (Summary by phil chenevert)
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