Fun, Ancient and Modern. By Dr. Maurice Davies. Two volumes. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1878.
History of English Humour. By the Rev. A. G. L’Estrange. Two volumes. Has a chapter on Burlesque and Parody. London: Hurst & Blackett, 1878.
The Globe (London), November 17, 1880. An article on “Parodies.”
The Humorous Poetry of the English Language, from Chaucer to Saxe. Collected by J. Parton, Boston, U.S. Houghton & Co., 1881. This contains a good collection of Parodies and Burlesques, most of which have been reprinted in this work.
The Gentleman’s Magazine, London. September, 1881. “The Poetry of Parody,” by W. Davenport Adams.
Poetical Ingenuities and Eccentricities. Edited by William T. Dobson. London: Chatto & Windus, 1882. Contains a chapter on Parody.
The Maclise Portrait Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters, with Memoirs. By William Bates, B.A. London: Chatto & Windus, 1883.
A storehouse of information as to the history and origin of some of the best parodies in the language.
Vers de Société and Parody. By H. A. Page. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1883.
The Gentleman’s Magazine, February, 1884. “Charles Cotton,” by Rev. M. G. Watkins, contains an account of Cotton’s Burlesques. London: Chatto & Windus.