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Books Written as Parodies but They Outlived the Things They Parodied

Did you know Lord of the Flies was actually a parody of popular books written back in the 1940s and 50s? What about Northanger Abbey and Don Quixote? These books were originally written to make fun of trends, but the books ended up being far more popular and beloved in the long term than the stuff they sought to skewer.
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Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
1
William Golding
The Princess Bride (William Goldman)
The Princess Bride
2
William Goldman
Cold Comfort Farm (Stella Gibbons)
Cold Comfort Farm
3
Stella Gibbons
Don Quixote (Miguel De Cervantes)
Don Quixote
4
Miguel De Cervantes
Tom Jones (Henry Fielding)
Tom Jones
5
Henry Fielding
A High Wind in Jamaica (Richard Hughes)
A High Wind in Jamaica
6
Richard Hughes
Candide (Voltaire)
Candide
7
Voltaire
Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
Northanger Abbey
8
Jane Austen
Gulliver's Travels (Jonathan Swift)
Gulliver's Travels
9
Jonathan Swift
The Torrents of Spring (Ernest Hemingway)
The Torrents of Spring
10
Ernest Hemingway
Discworld (Terry Pratchett)
Discworld
11
Terry Pratchett
A Cool Million (Nathanael West)
A Cool Million
12
Nathanael West
Night Train (Martin Amis)
Night Train
13
Martin Amis
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