Burlesques

Burlesques is a collection of satirical and humorous essays written by William Makepeace Thackeray, a renowned British author of the 19th century. The book was first published in 1869 and contains a series of parodies and pastiches of popular literary works of the time. Thackeray's writing style is witty, irreverent, and often pokes fun at the conventions of Victorian society.The book is divided into two parts, with the first part containing a series of parodies of classic literature such as Shakespeare's Macbeth and Dickens' Oliver Twist. Thackeray's parodies are cleverly crafted and often highlight the absurdity of the original works. The second part of the book contains a series of satirical essays on various topics, including politics, society, and the arts. Thackeray's essays are often critical of the Victorian era and its values, and he uses humor to expose the hypocrisies and contradictions of the time.Overall, Burlesques is a witty and entertaining collection of satirical writing that showcases Thackeray's talent for parody and social commentary. The book is a must-read for fans of Victorian literature and anyone interested in the history of satire.The gabion was ours. After two hours' fighting we were in possession of the first embrasure, and made ourselves as comfortable as circumstances would admit. Jack Delamere, Tom Delancy, Jerry Blake, the Doctor, and myself, sat down under a pontoon, and our servants laid out a hasty supper on a tumbrel. Though Cambaceres had escaped me so provokingly after I cut him down, his spoils were mine; a cold fowl and a Bologna sausage were found in the Marshal's holsters; and in the haversack of a French private who lay a corpse on the glacis, we found a loaf of bread, his three days' ration.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.